The argument for halting the label hunt and going rogue (as an artist) is stronger than ever. These days, it’s not just about ...

K. Forest’s current Instagram pfp boasts a blue-tinted flick of a shirtless Tupac puffing pensively on a cigar. While the Toronto, Ontario-born artist isn’t a gangster rapper by most stretches ...

D Smoke is the rapper of the family who also plays piano, and he was introduced to the world in 2019 when he won the talent competition show, Netflix’s Rhythm + Flow.

It’s officially been a year since the rap song that flipped the industry on its head dropped. On Saturday (March 22), Hip Hop ...

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