In this month's edition of of No Filler, PlayThatBoiZay's Inspiring new rap album, and must-hear releases from Free Party, John Wells, and Messiah!

Best Rap Songs: The Game and 50 Cent, “Hate It Or Love It”; Kanye West and Jay-Z, “Diamonds From Sierra Leone” (Remix); Gucci ...

Nights’ version of D’Angelo’s “Lady” features her dressed in her finest neo-soul-inspired earth tone turtleneck and hat, standing in a downtown Oakland BART station while spitting bars about how this ...

Rising hip-hop artist Finesse Gang Polo is making waves with his latest single, “Freak Out,” which was released on March 29, ...

Ka, dead at 52, was an unlikely hero: a middle-aged moonlighter whose haunting, violence-flecked albums became a world unto ...

J Dilla, whose real name was James Dewitt Yancey, had hitherto been known only by the hip-hop underground and in the small ...

It’s time for the UK rap scene at large to retreat underground, and reignite the flame of hunger and grit that burned ...

The hip-hop and turntablist communities are uniting in support of DJ Precision, a member of the legendary X-ecutioners crew ...

In the history of hip-hop, there may not be a producer as innovative and distinct as the Norfolk, Virginia-born rapper and beat maker, Timbaland. Listening to his music is like walking into a sonic ...

Superstar producers Timbaland and Metro Boomin sit down to compare notes on everything from how they work to who's pickiest about their beats ...

Actor and singer-songwriter Daniel Augustin has had roles in several notable television series including Grey’s Anatomy, How I Met Your Father, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, and most ...

With his podcast and a daylong party Oct. 19, the S.F. rapper and graffiti artist is making sure the local culture gets its due.