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This day in Hip-hip recognizes two iconic artists celebrating their day of birth; greetings go out to Naughty by Nature's Treach and Action Bronson!

Born Anthony Criss in 1970, Treach is best known as frontman to the grammy award winning rap group, Naughty By Nature, alongside fellow members Vin Rock and DJ Kay Gee. Those who closely familiarized with the group, however, would find no trouble at all seeing the spotlight falling unto its charismatic leader, especially on singles such as “O.P.P.” and “Ghetto Bastard.”

The group garnered a respectable amount of accolades throughout the years; their highest accomplishment perhaps manifest in the form of two grammy awards under Favorite New

Hashtags, political memes, and mannequin challenges are what pretty much what sums up the past few weeks in pop culture—and Nicki Minaj isn't one to be left out.

The Anaconda star's just dropped her own spin on Rae Sremmurd's iTunes #1 hit, “Black Beatles”, making it her own on her “Black Barbies” freestyle, complete with a video satisfying the viral challenge as well as spitting out updates regarding her thoughts with recent news events, including a hook on Trump, “Island girl, Donald Trump want me to go home” as well as firing some shots against some haters.

Minaj delivers a chunk of one-liners referencing pop culture, and fans are bound to keep up with its complete remastered version which blew up on iTunes and

The Roots' Questlove recently appeared on Pitchfork's Over/Under video series. Over/Under asks musicians to discuss a variety of topics, and state whether they think they are overrated and over hyped or underrated and slept on. Questlove was asked about the reverence for 90's hip hop and he definitely thinks that period of music definitely deserves all the love it gets and more.

"No genre of hip hop, and no period of hip hop, really contextualized and kept alive the music of the past and what came before it more than ‘9o’s Hip-Hop," Questlove says. He goes on to detail how 90's hip hop's copious samples and influence from the jazz, funk, and pop music of earlier generations caused him to expand his appreciation of all types of music, n

Christmas came early for Run Jewelers out there, as Killer Mike and El-P finally announce the official release for their much-awaited RTJ3.

The news dropped on the group's official web page where the duo announced the good news, headlined with all-caps, “RTJ3 is ready”, followed by a streamable version of their newest single, “Legend Has It”, which provides a sneak peak of what fans can expect with the forthcoming album—so be sure to check that out.

The album is scheduled to hit shelves and stores nationwide next year, January 13^th, with the international release date being January 20^th. Aside from this, partnership with RED Distribution offers the album available for free download via CD and LP op

This day in Hip-hop throws back to its roots, highlighting the day that Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force birthed their classic record, Planet Rock: The Album.

Released in 1986, the album catalogued a laundry list of previous singles, which showcased the combined forces of Bambaataa's high-energy beats and innovative sounds, fusing with the likes of the Soulsonic Force ensemble's electro-funk styles—and the finished product was nothing short of defining a modern renaissance back in its time.

Detroit techno meets Miami bass, pushing for a distinct, electronic brand of dance music which became evident through hit-singles like “Searching for the Perfect Beat”, “Who Do You Think You're Funkin' With” which fea

Corey Woods - a.k.a. Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan - announced on social media last week that his seventh solo album will be released sometime in 2017.

"LP IS DONE !!!!! #blades is sharpened. # 2017 release litted !!!!! I will always appreciate real rap.....#factual," The Chef declared on his Instagram.

Raekwon's previous album, Fly International Luxurious, received a mostly positive reception from critics, but many expressed dismay that the Wu-Tang rapper and pioneer of so-called "Mafioso" rap chose to focus on more glamorous and jet-setting themes for the album. Despite the change in tone, critics still generally liked the album, lavishin