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Sly Stone will release his memoir, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), on October 17 as the first book to emerge from Questlove‘s new imprint, AUWA Books. The Roots drummer will also write the foreword for the volume along with Stone’s manager Arlene Hirschkowitz.

“For as long as I can remember folks have been asking me to tell my story,” Stone, who turned 80 last week, said. “I wasn’t ready. I had to be in a new frame of mind to become Sylvester Stewart again to tell the true story of Sly Stone. It’s been a wild ride and hopefully my fans enjoy it too.”

Questlove is in the middle of directing an upcoming documentary on Stone, who appeared in his Oscar-winning documentary Summer of Soul about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Stone v

Bay Area-based artist Karega Bailey has resurfaced with a new collaborative album called Legacy Talk Only featuring producer/longtime friend Jonny Gold. Boasting 10 tracks, the project finds Bailey celebrating his life as a family man and imparting the hard-won wisdom he's earned along the way. The accompanying video for "Proverbs 31" shines a light on not only Bailey's faith but also his unwavering love for his wife Dr. Felicia Gangloff-Bailey, daughter Kamali and their "daughter in heaven," who they lost in 2020. 

"Legacy Talk Only is what it sounds like when Hip Hop gets to grow up, when Hip Hop gets to become fathers and husbands and thinking about legacy, right?" Bailey tells RAPstation. "That's what we mean when we say wellness is the new genre. In al

Killer Mike descended on SXSW in Austin, Texas last week, joining the thousands of others for the annual trek. At one point, he apparently played his forthcoming solo project—tentatively titled Michael—for Milwaukee radio host/producer DJ Kenny Perez. According to Perez, Killer Mike recruited the likes of Lil Wayne, André 3000 and Dave Chappelle for some of the tracks. 

“Yesterday I got the chance to sit and listen to @killermike new solo project ‘Michael,'” Perez wrote on Instagram. “I can without a doubt tell you to RUN and embrace it when it drops. The project is a journey through his life and he doesn’t hold back. Collabs with Andre 3000, Lil Wayne, Dave Chapelle [sic], and more.”

Killer Mike and El-P are also putting the final touches on Run

De La Soul‘s Posdnuos and Maseo were the musical guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday (March 16). While Fallon did his best to keep the mood light, there was an inevitable heaviness in the air. Prior to the performance, both Pos and Maseo sat down with Fallon for a brief chat. Fallon immediately brought up the elephant in the room—Dave’s physical absence. Dave, who was one-third of the pioneering Hip-Hop group, died suddenly on February 12, just weeks before De La Soul’s catalog would finally go on streaming services. Shortly after the sit-down interview, Pos and Maseo joined The Roots for a performance of the 1996 single “Stakes Is High,” which was produced by the late, great J. Dilla. With Questlove on the drums and Black Thought on the mic, De La Sou

Kool Keith has hopped on a new single from Real Bad Man called "The Great Marlowe." The track comes from Real Bad Man and Kool Keith's forthcoming album, Serpent, which is expected to arrive on March 24. "The Great Marlowe" follows the album's inaugural single "Fire & Ice" featuring Atmosphere's Slug and Ice-T. 

Just who is Real Bad Man, you ask? We had the same question. Turns out they are a Los Angeles-based label, merch company and production team who's worked with the likes of Boldy James and Pink Siifu. Founded by Adam Weissman (art director for Stüssy, Union and Undefeated) together with artist Noah Butkis, RBM has always been rooted in music.

"I know why I started it," Weissman said in an interview with

Chuck D has announced a new app called Bring The Noise. Chuck appeared on an episode of NextStar Media’s NewsNation show, The Exchange with Chris Cuomo, on Tuesday (March 14) where he made the reveal. The app will have a soft launch on Wednesday (March 15) and, as he explained in the caption, target Hip-Hop fans 35 and up with videos, interviews, RAPstation TV all 11 RAPstation channels (helmed by Chuck).

“Breaking NOISE: This AINT Chucks App its RAPs App 35+,” he wrote on Twitter. “FAM = Film Art Music. Bring The Noise we NOT telling anyone to leave their Social Media.. This is Culture Media. You might Not KNOW me BUT you definitely don’t KNOW those people you checked ‘I accept’ to. BRING THE NOISE APP.”

Speaking to AllHipHop, Chuck D explained th