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Taboo, of the Black Eyed Peas, came up from the east side of LA along with fellow members, Will.I.Am and Apple. He has always made it his goal to be a provider for his family, and after his first son, Taboo never wanted to NOT be able to be there for his family and more than just a financial provider. He has a warm personality and great care for his family, community, and to his music.

Taboo: You know I’m just excited you guys are playing my record, honestly, I'm gona be honest with you I just put on soundcloud because I felt like you know the Black Eyed Peas fans or the taboo fans you know like when you have them waiting for music for a long time you gotta find other avenues that may not be traditional or co

G-Eazy and Jeremih have dropped "Saw It Coming," a new song from the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot soundtrack. The track features a mix of the Oakland rapper's rhymes and some smooth hooks from Chicago singer/songwriter.

The new track, "Saw It Coming," is the latest scarily catchy theme song to be featured in a Ghostbusters movie, following Ray Parker Jr.'s original theme and Bobby Brown's "On Our Own" for the 1989 sequel. Since the song calls back the iconic "Who You Gonna Call?" line from the original Ghostbusters theme, Ray Parker Jr. is given a writing credit on the song.

The soundtrack for the upcoming film will also include a new track from Missy E

Appreciation for Prince's epic body of music is at an all time high, and music marketplace Discogs has just announced that a rare copy of Prince's "The Black Album" has sold for $15,000.

Discogs is an online marketplace for hardcore record collectors. Before today's Prince sale, the most money somebody paid for a record off of the site was a rare copy of David Bowie's self titled album, which later received a wider re-release as "Space Oddity."

Before you go and plan your retirement around the sale of "The Black Album" that you have in your record collection, take note that this isn't a regular copy of the album. While "The Black Album" eventually received a wide release in 1994, the album was originally pla

Antlive, a.k.a. Kenny Powers, released his latest album, "La Flama Blanca" today.

"La Flama Blanca" is the latest release from Detroit's Antlive. The SPITslam artist and producer has been active in hip hop ever since the 1980's, when he was discovered by Public Enemy's Chuck D.  “La Flama Blanca” is about no stone being unturned," Antlive said on the SlamJamz website. "Anybody who has ever wronged Kenny Powers or has not paid their proper respect to a legend will fear the wrath!"

Antlive is one part of the Enemy Radio group, which also includes fellow SPITslam artists Jahi and Obeah, that's currently tour

Tired of the mainstream? Tired of music so soft you could play it at a grade school dance? Longing for the auditory equivalent of a shot of Jack? Then do yourself a favor and check out the face melting, artistic chaos of Loss Control Radio, featuring weekly mixes from one of LA's most bad-ass DJs, Peyote Cody.

Cody's been spinning records for over twenty years, having done sets for Depeche Mode, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, MTV, Activision, and the X Games, and his mix of heavy metal grit, punk attitude, funk soul and hip-hop spirit will make you remember what real, proper turntablism is all about. Not afraid to experiment by mixing disparate genres and styles, like mixing James Brown with Slayer, Peyote Cody will rock you to your core with music that has the subtlet

We all know hip hop is popular, but a recently released analysis of streaming services has revealed just how popular it actually is.

HITS Daily Double has collected data from a variety of streaming services, and their list of the thirty most streamed musicians is dominated by hip hop acts. Drake tops the list with a commanding lead and almost a billion and half streams, followed by Rhianna and Kanye West in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. 

With the exception of Justin Beiber's 4th place spot, the top 10 is almost entirely hip hop or R&B acts: Beyonce comes in at 5th with a respectable 592 million streams, followed closely by Future, G-Eazy, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, and Eminem