Fans of The Simpsons rejoice! For the cartoon’s upcoming 28th season, the gang in Springfield will be doing something they’ve never done before- an hour-long episode. But even more exciting, the episode will be hip-hop inspired. “The Great Phatsby,” airing in January, is also a play on the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby. Throughout the episode, we’ll […]

Rick Ross has been doing his thing for a minute.  He’s now celebrating the 10 year anniversary of his very first studio album “Port Of Miami”…the album that brought us the classic hit “Hustlin”.  To celebrate he’s teaming up with Tidal to stream a live concert dedicated to that album.  It’s going down on August […]

Popular radioman Funkmaster Flex went on a 23-minute rant on the radio geared at no one other than Drake, according to Headkrack. He made some insane claims that could resurrect that burning question of whether or no Drake writes his own raps. What Funkmaster Flex said has the potential to be the nail in the […]

Meet music newcomer Sir The Baptist, a 28-year-old artist who's inspiring youth to become their best selves through music and morality.

This past weekend, a lot of violence, especially gun violence, plagued the streets nationwide. Most notably, Toya Wright lost two brothers to random bullets in New Orleans, a rapper by the name of Killa J was shot during an attempt to rob Soulja Boy, and all of this occurs during a time when more and more police […]

When DJ Khaled‘s album dropped on Friday, it was received with wide acclaim and praise. This isn’t surprising; as the album is choc full of a variety of the most popular types of hip-hop sounds from the last few year. Just about every hip-hop fan is included on his project. So the album’s popularity isn’t […]

Keith Sweat came through to the Rickey Smiley Morning Show in celebration of his 12th studio album, “Dress To Impress.” He talked about going back to some of the R&B veterans to collaborate for this album, and why he doesn’t worry about finding newer artists to collaborate with. He also revealed that he even has […]

Netflix teamed up with four-time Oscar winner, creator Baz Luhrmann (The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!), along with Hip-Hop Legends Nas (executive producer) and Grandmaster Flash (associate producer).  The Netflix original series, The Get Down, helps tell the story of New York on the verge of bankruptcy that forced a birth of new art, Hip-Hop. The Source […]

Rickey Smiley‘s new intern, Taylor Green, at the young age of just fifteen years old, is making Headkrack feel a little, well, old. As Headkrack delivers the Hip-Hop Spot for the day, he drops names and references that young Taylor just might need a little bit of a briefing on. Headkrack gives us a little […]

Ice Cube is a hip-hop legend who has always moved outside the box.

JahLion Sound has got an inside scoop on some of the hottest new hip-hop albums that are newly released, from artists like DJ Drama, Lil Durk, and more. He breaks down whats worth a listen, and reveals where to find some of your favorite artists’ guest appearances. Check out the exclusive video above to hear […]