When I first caught 88 Keys on stage opening for Dilated Peoples this summer in Los Angeles, I had to double take to make sure it wasn’t Kanye. Despite his slight, almost brotherly, resemblance to the current 808 and autotuner-abuser, 88 Keys’ rhymes and delivery SCREAM Ye’s Through the Wire...

5 Stars!!!!! From Nike, the world’s leading sports brand, comes an exclusive release by De La Soul, one of the most influential hip hop bands of the last two decades. Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul and Nike release ARE YOU IN?: Nike+ Original Run, which...

Rating: Donuts is an instrumental hip hop album by producer J Dilla. Donuts was released on February 7, 2006, his 32nd birthday, and only three days before his death. This album was a major breakthrough for this underground artist, in which his unique style could be shown and many see as...