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Dr. Dre's seminal solo debut, The Chronic, is finally back on streaming services in honor of its 30th anniversary. Upon becoming the new owner of Death Row last year, Snoop Dogg noticeably took it down, along with other titles like Doggystyle.  But with the help of Interscope Records, the album's original home, The Chronic is back. 

“I'm thrilled to bring The Chronic home to its original distribution partner, Interscope Records," Dr. Dre said in a press release. "Working alongside my longtime colleagues Steve Berman and John Janick to re-release the album and make it available to fans all over the world is a full-circle moment for me."

Berman added, "Dr. Dre is without a doubt one of the most iconic and groundbreaking artists of the modern era. H

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rolled out the list of nominees for its 2023 class on Wednesday (February 1). Among this year's roster are A Tribe Called Quest and Missy Elliott, the latter in her first year of eligibility. Tribe was nominated once in 2022.

The other nominees are Sheryl Crow, Kate Bush, The White Stripes, Warren Zevon, The Spinners, Iron Maiden, Soundgarden, Willie Nelson, Joy Division/New Order, George Michael, Cyndi Lauper and Rage Against The Machine. 

To be eligible, an artist or band must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination.

“This remarkable list of nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors and celebrates,” said John Syk

The Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx just secured $5 million in federal funding. According to Pix11, the money will go toward completing construction of the UHHM, funding K-12 educational programming and building affordable housing in the surrounding neighborhood. 

KRS-One, Grandmaster Flash and Eric B. were on hand to celebrate the announcement. They were joined by Senator Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator Kristin Gillibrand and Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson. 

The 50,000 square-feet UHHM is part of a $349 million project alongside the Harlem River waterfront. Bronx Point’s first phase promised to deliver 542 units of permanently affordable housing to the Lower Concourse neighborhood with approximately 2.8 acres of public open space. It will also provi

Former Pharcyde member Fatlip and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony MC Krayzie Bone have come together for a new single called "The Way." The track is taken from Fatlip's latest solo album, Torpor, which was released last summer. Produced by Sccit and Siavash the Grouch, the project found the four original members of the Pharcyde—Slimkid3, Bootie Brown, Fatlip and Imani—rapping on the same track, "My Bad." 

The controversial song caused an uproar online, with Bootie Brown telling Rolling Stone he never agreed to appearing on the "reunion" song. He explained, "It’s my voice, but they lifted the vocals from another project. I can’t remember what it was. I don’t know where they got the lyric or who they got it from. I definitely know it’s an outside project that I did

Rock The Bells has announced the lineup for Hip Hop's first ever cruise—and it's big. It's so legendary, in fact, we're going to name them all. Among those performing are Rick Ross, Lil Jon, Big Boi, DJ Jazzy Jeff, MC Lyte, Ghostface Killah, Trina & Trick Daddy, Just Blaze, Big Daddy Kane, Too $hort, Slick Rick, DJ Spinderella and Mannie Fresh.

But that's not all. Pete Rock, DJ Quik, Rah Digga, EPMD, Bun B, Bahamadia, Grandmaster Caz, DJ Scratch, The Finisher Mister Cee, DJ EPPS, DJ Nina 9, Grandmaster Dee, Technician The DJ and DJ Critical Hype are also on the bill, among several surprise guests. Hosted by Roxanne Shanté and Torae, attendees will also experience a pool deck party series presented by Kid Capri.

The ship leaves Miami on November 13 and heads for t

DJ Shadow has announced a follow-up to 2019's Our Pathetic Age is coming later this year. In a newsletter, the veteran DJ/producer shared he began working on the album, his seventh, at the top of 2022. He noted it's drastically different from Our Pathetic Age and includes fewer guest features. 

"As usual, I didn’t have any preconceived notions or objectives, I just started by making music that made me feel good or satisfied vague objectives in my mind," he wrote. "By mid-March, certain themes began to take shape, and a loose set of personal 'rules' decided, which helped me navigate toward a cohesive body of work. Pleased with the progress I had achieved in a relatively brief duration, I then ceased operations for a while to occupy myself with other things so I c