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Common made a surprise appearance at President Obama's South By Southlawn festival earlier this week, and he performed three brand new songs inside the White House for NPR's Tiny Desk concert series.

Watch Common's "Tiny Desk" concert here.

Common debuted three new songs, presumably off of his upcoming new album, during an intimate acoustic set performed inside the White House library. The first of Common

On this day seventeen years ago, Inspectah Deck of the Wu-Tang Clan released his solo debut album, Uncontrolled Substance.

Already a legend for his intricate, complex bars on Wu-Tang Clan tracks, Inspectah Deck cemented his place as one of hip hop's top lyricists with Uncontrolled Substance, his first solo album. Like the GZA's Liquid Swords, Inspectah Deck's debut began production in 1995 in fellow Wu-Tang Clan member RZA's basement studio. Unlike Liquid Swords however, Uncontrolled Substance wasn't released in '95, as the album was unfortunately delayed for a whopping four years following a devastating flood that ruined the RZA's studio and destroyed many of the original product

DJ Khaled has released visuals for "Do You Mind," a track off of his recently released Major Key album that features contributions from just about everybody.

Watch "Do You Mind" here

DJ Khaled flexes his connections as well as his musical talent on "Do You Mind," which features Nicki Minaj, Future, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Jeremih, and August Alsina, as well as samples from Usher, Ludacris, Jay Z, and Jermaine Dupri tracks. The video feels just as expensive as the stars in it, as it features DJ Khaled and

Embodying the essence of how Hip-hop can reach a place several miles away, is a German-born artist by the name Klaus Layer, previously known as Captain Crook.

Developing an affinity towards Eastern German art and music at a young age, Klaus inevitably dived into deeper waters with the Berlin Wall's collapse. Born in Oranienburg, Germany, Klaus somehow managed to grasp traces of the 90s Hip-hop scene, which often translated into musical creations. But while this remains arguably his distinct foundation, Klaus' quality artistry explores a significantly large range of genres, including Jazz, Funk, Psychedelic, as well as Surrealist audio & visuals.

“Hus approach to sample-plundering and beatmaking is one that is both familiar and unorthodox,” as

It is without a doubt that the Wu-Tang Clan is upheld among the greatest rap groups of all time. That being said, it comes as no surprise that a legendary storyteller rose among its own ranks—and his name was Ghostface Killah.

Becoming highly regarded both in Wu-Tang and as a solo artist, Ghostface Killah is critically-acclaimed for his magnum-caliber hooks slicing through his machine-gun flow. His most renowned asset, however, that sets him apart falls unto the category of his relentlessly-passionate, stream-of-consciousness-driven narrative skills.

“Ghostface has unparalleled storytelling instincts; he might be the best, most colorful storyteller rap has ever seen,” mentioned Pitchfork along the lines of their critique.

Jidenna is an American recording artist and producer, signed under Epic Records, and was among the first to be featured on Rap Station's exclusive Spotlight Artist segment.

Gaining prominence through singles such as “Classic Man” and “Yoga”, Rap Station catered acknowledged Jidenna's latest studio album, Long Live the Chief, and featured the record's title track, which topped the chart at #1 in the February 16^thedition of Rap Station's Weekly Top 10.

“Long Live the Chief” was most recently featured on the Netflix original series Luke Cage, Marvel's latest installment to its vastly-recognized Cinematic Universe, which released its first season last September 30^th, wit