This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

To read more about the background of this list and my thoughts on making it, check out the introduction to my rankings. Without further ado, here are #80-71 of my top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the ...

July 2, 2016 marks the fifth anniversary of Kendrick Lamar’s critically acclaimed mixtape, Section.80. Though he is often referenced as “King Kendrick,” Lamar wasn’t always the primary artist on Top ...

2011: After a handful of mixtapes and establishing subtle notoriety as the next potential luminary of hip-hop, Kendrick Lamar released his Section.80, and astonished the unsuspecting masses in the ...

Tumi Molekane, also known as Stogie T, has had a vast career in hip hop but always has room for reinvention. The rapper's latest record, Shallow, was released in May. It is inspired by 1980s ...

The loud clanking of martini shakers and pulsing music fills Bed Stuy bar and music venue C’mon Everybody on Tuesday nights, its mix of chachkies, records and books recalling a ’70s living room, with ...

DJ Drama, a hip-hop mixtape artist, was arrested and charged last week with selling unlicensed CD collections and remixes. But many hip-hop artists and record labels cooperate with mixtape artists as ...