Dave Chappelle (controversially) hosted Saturday Night Live last night for the third time, and he talked about Kanye West in his opening monologue. He started off by unfolding a small piece of paper and read from it: “‘I denounce antisemitism in all its forms. And I stand with my friends in the Jewish community,” then looke...

Sonnyjim is a rapper and producer from Birmingham — UK Birmingham, not Alabama Birmingham. In the past, Sonnyjim has put in work with American rappers like Conway The Machine and Chris Crack. Soon, Sonnyjim will team up with the London producer known as the Purist for a new album called White Girl Wasted. The LP features contributions ...

Way back in 1998, when Yasiin Bey was still calling himself Mos Def, he and Talib Kweli teamed up for an album called Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, an instant classic of underground rap. In the almost quarter-century since then, the duo has occasionally released new songs together, and for years they’ve been saying the...

It’s been 24 years since Black Star, the duo of Talib Kweli and the man now known as Yasiin Bey, released their landmark debut album Mos Def And Talib Kweli Are Black Star. Since then, both Bey and Kweli have gone on to huge careers, and there’s always been talk of the two of them getting together for another album. In fact, ...

Richmond underground rapper and Mutant Academy leader Fly Anakin is releasing his proper debut solo album Frank next month. And today, following recent tracks “Ghost,” “Sean Price,” and the Madlib-produced “No Dough,” he’s back with one final advance single. “Black B...