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The Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM) has tapped dozens of rap legends for a special Hip Hop 50th Birthday Jam dubbed the "RAPAMANIA Showcase." The event takes place on August 11 from noon to 6 p.m. ET at Mill Pond Park in the Bronx with Public Enemy's Chuck D, Chill Rob G, Fearless 4, Busy Bee Starski, Sweet Tee, Kool Kyle the Star Child and many, many more. 

Coke La Rock, the Original Spindarella, Pete Nice, Sheri Sher and Paradise will serve as hosts, while DJ Kevie Kev Rockwell will provide the music. An open cypher by Red Bull BC One and murals by the Thrive Collective—including TATS crew, Lady Pink and Queen Andrea—will represent the breaking and graffiti art elements of the culture. 

The free event is among the many celebrations taking place all over New York

Cypress Hill's sophomore album, Black Sunday, was released on July 20, 1993, making Thursday (July 20) its 30th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, Cypress Hill will descend on Denver's Mission Ballroom to perform Black Sunday in its entirety along with the Colorado Symphony. 

Black Sunday made history upon its initial release, making Cypress Hill the first rap group to have two albums in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 at the same time. The album debuted at No. 1, selling more than 261,000 copies in its opening week. Bolstered by the singles "Insane In The Brain" and "I Ain't Going Out Like That," the project was a crossover smash and brought the group permanently into the mainstream. It's since been certified 4x-platinum by the Recording Industry As

Omaha-based MC Jack France, also known as The Wolfman, has returned with a new track called "Carte Blanche." The accompanying video, filmed in the heart of the city's Old Market, finds The Wolfman rattling off his rhymes like a seasoned pro, proudly wearing his hard-won wisdom on his sleeve. 

"All work and no play makes Jack want to bake bread," he tells RAPstation. "It's the first of five songs that comprise a love letter to the Old Market, which sets the tone or mood."

Produced by Buck Bowen, who also shot the video, "Carte Blanche" is a glimpse into the mind of a Wolfman and also a reminder Omaha will always be his home. 

"I grew up down here," Wolfman says. "Now I'm coming back and getting in touch with my roots, having a renaissance or a homecoming

MC/lyricist Jason Moore and guitarist P-Fritz—collectively known as Raw Poetic—hav announced their next album, Away Back Out, with a taste of the project titled "Ease Side." The album follows the 2022 releases of Laminated Skies and Space Beyond The Solar System, and further brings their fusion of Hip Hop, jazz and garage rock into focus. Production by frequent collaborator Damu the Fudgemunk is the cherry on top. 

Hailing from the Northern Virginia/DC-metro area, Moore and Fritz have been collaborating on experimental Hip Hop for roughly two decades, first in the Hip Hop band Restoring Poetry in Music (RPM) and later in the Rawkus-signed group, Panacea. Their collaborative album with Archie Shepp, 2021ʼs Ocean Bridges, reignited their spark for

Omaha-based artist Marcey Yates has returned with a new single called "On Display," which serves as the inaugural track from his forthcoming album, Chocolate For Water. 

'"On Display' is a story about being in the public eye, reaching new goals and riding the wave and the music business," Yates explained in a statement. "The song speaks on the journey of happiness, disappointment and new relationships." 

Chocolate For Water will arrive on July 7 via Culxr House Records, which stems from Yates' Culxr House community. Based in North Omaha, Culxr House—described as a "creative safe space"—aims to provide artists and creatives a place to grow their talent and obtain access to resources necessary to turn their art i

MF DOOM’s wife, Jasmine Dumile, has finally revealed what led to the rap legend’s 2020 death. Speaking to Leeds Live, Dumile explained her husband was seeking treatment at St. James Hospital in Leeds for a number of conditions, including high blood pressure and kidney disease. There, she said, his health “suddenly deteriorated.” While under a doctor’s care, DOOM was prescribed ACE inhibitors to treat his high blood pressure. After just two doses, Dumile said his tongue and throat began to swell.

On October 21, 2020, just 10 days before DOOM’s death, he called Dumile in distress and complained he couldn’t breathe. As he tried to get off his hospital gurney, he collapsed and suffered respiratory arrest. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions at the time, Dumile said she co