Hindsight is crystal clear. Sure. But what the hell kind of laced blunts were those A&Rs smoking? Did they not hear “Dead Presidents” or “I Can't Get Wid Dat” or “In My Lifetime”? It doesn’t matter ...

TitoLopezReloaded-600x600 Tito Lopez has been getting a lot of people's attention as of late torching every beat he touches with his Venting Sessions series. We've seen him in the booth with Dre, and ...

The new sexual anthem, which broke streaming records in its debut week, has caused conservative figures and politicians alike to openly speak out about an absence of respectability and conformity. But ...

Born the son of a Pentecostal minister, Michael D’Angelo Archer was destined to pursue a career in music. At the age of three, he began playing the piano by ear inside the Archer household. By five, ...

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 ...

The East London singer is the latest artist featured in Okayplayer’s Fully Vetted series, and she’s letting us in on what goes into her music and the influences behind it. Grande hadnt written 7 Rings ...

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 ...

We got all of this great music during a time defined by its calamities and tragedies, tensions and technology. Music has been a respite that’s given us escape and entertainment; a soundtrack to our ...

This one was worth the wait. Check out our highlights from 'Before the World Blows.' “Rap City was a religion. The hosts were the disciples,” former Def Jam President Kevin Liles said in Welcome To ...

It looks like Rochelle Jordan 's long awaited new EP isn't too far away. The T.dot songstress just came through with some dope new visuals for her KLSH produced single, "Follow Me." Rojo makes it ...

It started in 2016 when Kanye West sampled her iconic song "Bam Bam" on the Rihanna-featured "Famous." It continued last summer when JAY-Z sampled the same track on his Damian Marley-featured single ...

Ayo whattup... You now once again in the presence of the almighty Hands of Zeus aka the illustrious Phantom Raviolis aka the world famous Cocaine Biceps aka Shampoo ...