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Big Daddy Kane has provided an update on his forthcoming Netflix documentary, Paragraphs I Manifest. Speaking to RAPstation's Kyle Eustice for AllHipHop, the Juice Crew legend revealed they are inching toward the finish line. He said, "We’re in the editing stages right now and hopefully, we’ll be finished within the next two months. That’s what I’m praying for, you know, because I really feel that it’s important to get this out as Hip-Hop is celebrating 50 years.”

Big Daddy Kane originally announced the project in 2021, boasting several high-profile interviews with Common, Eminem, J. Cole, MC Lyte and many more. 

“The most rewarding part of this experience is hearing different artists’ perspectives,” he added. “To sit with someon

De La Soul member Posdnuos continues to mourn his fallen friend Trugoy The Dove on the new Statik Selektah single "Round Trip (For Dave)." The track arrived on Friday (June 9) as part of the veteran producer's latest project, Round Trip. Trugoy The Dove (affectionately known as simply Dave or Plug 2) died unexpectedly on February 12 at the age of 54, just weeks before De La Soul's first six albums were finally made available on DSPs for the first time. 

An outpouring of love followed, which Pos touches on in the song. He raps, "Bittersweet blessings, condolences and congrats/In the same sentence while my life learns the lesson/I cry quiet so the knot in my chest is hard to untie but thankfully the heart keeps pressin'/My brother left on his return ticket so the pieces of

Paisley Park’s annual celebration kicks off in memory of Prince on June 8 and will continue through the June 11. There will be plenty of programming throughout the four-event, including presentations of unreleased music from the Prince Vault and special appearances by and conversations with Grammy-winning artist Chaka Khan and Hip Hop legends Chuck D and Doug E. Fresh. Guests will be treated to special live performances from Sounds of Blackness, Stokley of Mint Condition, members of Prince’s band New Power Generation (NPG), Prince protegé Shelby J and Minneapolis youth choir Known MPLS. Prince’s longtime DJ and collaborator DJ Rashida is set to pay tribute to both Prince and Tina Turner. The celebration will also include a special Prince Legacy Tribute to one of the fo

The Hip Hop community suffered a devastating blow in February when Dave Jolicoeur—better known as De La Soul MC Trugoy The Dove or simply, Dave—unexpectedly died at the age of 54. The timing was particularly cruel considering the New York City-bred trio had been fighting tirelessly for years to regain control of their music catalog. And finally, on March 3, De La Soul's first six albums—3 Ft. High & Rising, De La Soul is Dead, Buhloone Mindstate, Stakes Is High, AOI: Bionix and AOI: Mosaic Thump—were made available on streaming platforms for the first time ever. But Trugoy wasn't there to see it. Instead, the other members of the group—Posdnuos and Maseo—gathered with friends and family at Webster Hall in NYC to celebrate the bit

Digable Planets—the legendary Hip Hop trio comprised of Butterfly, Ladybug Mecca and Doodlebug—have announced an upcoming tour in honor of the 30th anniversary of their debut album, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space). The run kicks off on September 8 in Raleigh, North Carolina and wraps up on September 24 in Austin, Texas. 

Reachin' arrived in February 1993 via Pendulum/Elektra Records and was ultimately certified gold by the RIAA. Produced by Butterfly, the sound leans heavily on jazz samples As he explained at the time, "It was all about resources, really...I just went and got the records that I had around me. And a lot of those were my dad's shit, which was lots of jazz. The whole concept of 'We're a jazz group' didn't go down like that. Except