The year 2013 was one of transition for West Coast rapper The Game, who began by promoting his fifth studio album, Jesus Piece, which peaked at No. 6 on The Billboard 200 chart, and ended it by releasing a new mixtape titled OKE and signing with a new label, Cash Money Records. The MC and his acclai...

THE UNDERACHIEVERS IN CONCERT:In just a few short years, Brooklyn-based rap duo The Underachievers has racked up an impressive resume that includes two critically acclaimed mixtapes, a spot on the roster of Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder Records, and a stellar debut LP that landed at No. 11 on the r...

The stage name Too Short is a bit of an oxymoron for a rapper who launched his career in the early 1980s and continues to impress audiences with songs like "The Ghetto" and "Blow the Whistle." One of the major pioneers of West Coast rap, Too Short has maintained a productive career f...

The RZA (born Robert Fitzgerald Diggs) is one of the legendary staples of hip-hop mucis. The de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan produced most of the collective's body of work, which also included rappers Method Man, GZA, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah. Following the death of member Ol' Dirty ...

The one and only Joyner Lucas will tour Australia and New Zealand for the very first time this August. TheMassachusetts-based rapper will be stopping by Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne, bringing with hima highly entertaining and energetic showLucas is readying his debut album, following his cr...

THE LOX IN CONCERT:Ruff ryders mount up — New York hip hop heavyweights The Lox surprised fans in late 2013 with The Trinity EP, their first new material since 2000's We Are The Streets. With labels from Bad Boy to Maybach Music Group competing for the chance to release the trio's 2014 full-...

The lanky hip hop maestro Wiz Khalifa achieved super stardom when "Black and Yellow", an ode to his car's unusual paint job from his third studio album Rolling Papers, rode to the #1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. The triple platinum selling single would help earn Wiz Khalifa, bo...

The hip hop self-starters Macklemore & Ryan have gone far in a short time: they brought thrift stores to the masses with breakout No. 1 single “Thrift Shop,” released their debut album Heist to a No. 2 spot on the Billboard 200, and came out in support of same-sex marriage with gay rights anthem...

The highly anticipated second album from Allday, Speeding, is set for release on April 21 2017, as the follow up to his #3 ARIA chart debut Startup Cult. Allday’s amazing new single, In Motion, featuring Japanese Wallpaper, is out in the world.And Allday is also pleased to announce his biggest tour ...

The hallmark hip hop duo, Mobb Deep, creators of the critically-acclaimed street anthem, “Shook Ones, Part II,” kicked off their 20th anniversary tour in March of 2013. Singles featuring Nas and the Alchemist were released in 2012 to whet fans' appetites after a six-year lull. They'll wrap t...