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Academy Award winning Chicago rapper and songwriter Rhymefest has bought the home that Kanye West grew up in, and has announced plans to turn the home into a "community arts incubator" and permanent home for the Donda's House charity foundation.

In a statement published on his Instagram, Rhymefest announced plans to turn the house into a community center that will allow inner city youth to grow and hone their creative skills. "It will be the first of our Nationwide Lite-Houses. A state-of-the-art recording studio, a curriculum space for Donda's House and Southside music museum. We want to show bright spots in communities that've been divested from, we know more Lights ex

Yasiin Bey, a.k.a. Mos Def, will retire from producing new music before the end of the year. The hip hop legend will give his fans one last studio album before retiring, though you'll need a TIDAL subscription if you want to hear Bey's swan song.

Bey will be teaming up with relatively new producer Ferrari Shepard for his final album. The duo will be known as December 99th, and the self-titled album will be released for streaming exclusively on the TIDAL service on December 9th.

Fans can regularly check the album's TIDAL page for updates and singles.

Bey also recently announced the

Veteran rapper Kxng Crooked wasn't trying to predict the future when he penned the recently released Good Vs Evil, but recent political developments have the Long Beach rapper concerned that his star studded, socially conscious album might be a preview of what America may turn into.

Good vs. Evil is a concept album on which Crooked tells a story about a society that collapses under the rule of a fascist, racist leader, and the uprising of minorities who are forced to fight for their rights against this fictional leader's oppressive, intolerant rule.

"Now that Trump sits in one of the most powerful seats, probably the most powerful seat in the world, it's scary how this album could in four years be some sort of a

The 28th annual Soul Train Awards were broadcasted last night, and many hip hop's biggest artists, including Chance the Rapper and Fat Joe, took home several prestigious awards.

Chance the Rapper took home the "Best New Artist" award, while Fat Joe and Remy Ma took home the awards for "Rhythm and Bars" (formerly known as the "Best Hip Hop Song" award,) and "Best Collaboration" for their hit song, "All The Way Up." Aftermath artist Anderson .Paak also took home the "Certified Centric" Award.

While male artists dominated the hip hop awards, two female R&B artists were definitely the stars of the night: Beyonce took home the most awards that night for h

Wu Tang's resident chef is cooking up something new, and thanks to a recent Instagram post, we finally have confirmation.

Following a year of excruciating silence, Raekwon finally broke the ice through social media wherein a comical shot of him getting a trim captioned, “LP IS DONE !!!!! #blades is sharpened. #2017 release litted !!!!! I will always appreciate real rap...... #factual.”

Although still untitled as far as we know, the announced LP ushers in the seventh installment adding onto the Wu Tang emcee's decorated repertoire, marking eleven years since his Only Built 4 Cuban Linx debut back in 1995. Apart from this, Raekwon accounts a laundry list of mixtapes and projects, as well as a memorable collaborative album with fel

As the long weekend approaches its end, why not unwind to some throwback radio? Because let's face it, while time keeps pushing forward, sometimes it's necessary, if not highly-recommended, to look back and listen to the classics.

Phrenology (2002)

• Released under Geffen and MCA Records, the album represented another critically-acclaimed collective from the already-decorated rap group The Roots. The album showcased the band's iconic Hip-hop and neo-soul blend, which imminently garnered not only nationwide success, but universal as well. With hit-singles such as “Break You Off” and “The Seed (2.0)”, critics praised the the album for its lyrical themes as well as new musica