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Michael Jackson, the undisputed King of Pop, would have been fifty-eight years old today. Fans and fellow artists are using the occasion to celebrate Jackson's music and lasting legacy.

Grammy award winning rapper Wyclef Jean of The Fugees expressed his admiration for the late King of Pop on Twitter earlier today, saying "Michael Jackson was my music god, he made me believe all things are possible & through positive music he will live forever, happy birthday." Many other musicians,including The Roots' Que

RAPstation readers in southern California are invited to join in on Iller Than Thriller pre-Halloween hip hop themed costume party and fundraiser.

The 21+ event, which takes place one week before Halloween on October 23rd, will celebrate hip hop culture while at the same time raising money for a good cause -- a completely non profit cancer clinic that will offer treatment to cancer patients without taking any of their (or even their insurance's) money. Since it's Halloween, costumes are mandatory, and since it's a night of classic hip hop, the event's organizers are suggesting you break out your classic Adidas tracksuits and gold chains.

The event will feature live sets from DJ Lethal, best known for his work with Limp Bizkit and La Coka Nostra,

You probably know him as Wu-Tang’s most prominent clansman. But with the 24 years in the business, many have come to see Method Man transcend beyond being ‘just a musician’.

The man we have today isn’t just a Hip-hop artist, not just comic personality, nor an on-screen actor—In many aspects, Method man has earned the justice of becoming both a well-known and well-respected icon for pop-culture.

Although rather cliché to say, every artist has their share of applause and criticism, Method Man was by far no stranger to both. However, exactly ten years ago, August 29^th 2006, Meth dropped a controversial album that featured a struggling musician striving to rise above unmerited hate.

But perhaps the most profo

It ain’t common nowadays to come across organic story-based music. That being said, it’s even more uncommon when the artist behind the craft is a well-perceived prodigy beginning at age 14.

One among a handful, Andre Levins, better known as A+, embodied that rare instance. Born August 29^th 1982, a young Levins entered the Hip-hop scene through a Def Jam-sponsored national talent competition, where he—you guessed it—won and gathered the attention of fans and fellow enthusiasts, many of which much older and advanced in years.

Levins would land first act to former Motown Records president William Massenburg’s current Kedar Entertainment, where the renowned producer cited that the “A+ moniker means that [Levins is] stri

Frank Ocean has been all over the news lately. The Odd Future alum released his long awaited project, Blonde, last week to critical acclaim and dropped the visual album, Endless, a few days before. 

According to Music Business Worldwide, as of Thursday, August 25, Blonde has already been illegally downloaded almost a million times—753,849 times to be exact. MUSO, a global tech company that provides content protection, data analytics and piracy audience reconnection solutions made the tedious calculations. 

Similarly, Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo project was downloaded half a million times on BitTorrent while he tinkered with perfecting the final product as it sat exclusiv

 Multinational recording artist Akon did well in kindling dance floor lights through his music. In recent years, R&B’s Konvict stepped away from stage lights and began a movement to light up Africa—in a very different way.

Through the combined efforts of Akon, Malian entrepreneur Samba Bathily, and political activist Thione Niang, the Akon Lighting Africa movement was launched in 2014, and since then the ALA have managed systems in 11 nations, including Senegal, Mali, Niger, Benin, and Sierra Leone.

With two years of constant work expansion, the company is still currently concentrated on achieving its goal of providing solar power to over 600 million African homesteads lacking access to electricity. Progressively, the ALA also