The parallel is both obvious and ludicrous, and I kind of hate myself for making it, but just bear with me for a minute. Two years ago, a ferocious veteran rapper and a boundary-smashing, synth-addicted rapper/producer, two guys who’d been friends and collaborators for a long time, got together, as a duo, to make an [...]

Well, this has been an exciting couple of minutes! At pretty much the exact same moment that the Supreme Court was declaring the Defense Of Marriage Act unconstitutional, paving the way for federally-recognized gay marriage, super-intense headknock rap buddies El-P and Killer Mike released their feverishly anticipated free collaborative Run The ...

If Friday and Saturday felt a little lite in the hip-hop department, Sunday was like an all you can eat buffet. I indulged quite a bit, but before the hip-hop marathon started, Sunday may have had the best start of the weekend with Deep Sea Diver‘s early 2pm set. You may not have heard of [...]

Portland venue Roseland played host to Atlanta rap kingpins Big Boi and Killer Mike. Big Boi performed a hits-filled set, replete with his own solo material and a significant part of his contribution to OutKat’s catalogue, while Mike did tracks from both R.A.P. Music and Pledge Allegiance. Check out our pictures of the show, shot [...]

We’ve already heard one thing from Killer Mike today: A snippet of “Banana Clipper,” a track from Run The Jewels, his new team-up with El-P. Mike is in more conventional mode on “Villain,” a new song from the soundtrack of the forthcoming DC Comics-themed video game Injustice: Gods Among Us. The ...