New music we currently have on repeat.
Read more
Weekend Visuals
Your weekend playlist of the videos you need to be watching.
Read moreRap Albums Get Remixed in Color and Scheme from “Glitch Album Art”
Album art oft takes a backseat when it comes to an entire piece of music, but the folks at Glitch Album Art have taken a stab at remixing a handful of classic hip-hop albums like Kanye West’s “College Drop Out,” and Nas’ “Illmatic,” to even more modern classics like, Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid, m.A.A.d. city,” […]
Read moreSonos Studio and Robert Glasper Present – Born In Blue: Remixed and Reissued
In full celebration of Sonos Studio’s “Born In Blue: Remixed and Reissued” exhibition, Robert Glasper, along with a surprise appearance by Lupe Fiasco, threw down a phenomenal jazz jam session that was as memorable as the timeless music that the exhibition highlighted. Commemorating the 75th anniversary of seminal jazz label, Blue Note Records, the Born […]
Read moreRECAP: Crooks & Castles x Futura Debuts “LEWDS Collection” at Known Gallery
Legends were in the building at Known Gallery last week, as Crooks & Castles celebrated their collaboration with renowned graffiti artist Futura for their “LEWDS” collection, dedicated to their fallen brother, Christopher ‘Lewds’ Natalio. Russell Simmons, Lupe Fiasco, streetwear and jewelry designer Ben Baller, The Hundreds co-founder Ben Shenassafar and others within the streetwear community […]
Read moreJam On It: Lupe Fiasco ft. Ed Sheeran – Old School Love
It’s pretty understandable that Lupe Fiasco’s new song with Ed Sheeran, “Old School Love”, is going to be his lead single off his forthcoming album, “Tetsuo & Youth”. Just from the first couple seconds in, you already hear the track ooze with radio friendly as Ed croons, “As long as I’m here, as long as […]
Read moreThe Friday Five
If you are one of the poor individuals who have to work on a Friday AFTER a holiday, I feel bad for you son. So as a sort of ‘there-there’ pat on the back to sooth your sorrows, I’m sending out a very dope Friday Five today. I mean, since when has good music ever […]
Read moreThe Indie Alternative: Summer New Releases
Summer new releases can be strategic in the hip hop world. Festivals, summer jams, and lots of bored kids on vacation can all easily serve to augment the fan base of any rapper or hip hop super-group. Not to mention, summertime barbeque-ready beats will inevitably be in heavy rotation (right now, the immediate song that […]
Read moreJam On It: Wale ft. Rick Ross & Lupe Fiasco – Poor Decisions
So by now we’re all accustomed to hearing Wale and especially Lupe Fiasco get conscious on some tracks. However, I never would have thought that out of all the big time rappers out right now, Rick Ross would actually spit a dope verse on the conscious tip. Well Ricky Rozay shows me he can and […]
Read moreJAM ON IT: JAY-Z – OPEN LETTER
Have you ever watched Fox News? I’m non-partisan, so don’t take this the wrong way, but my liberal tendencies help me enjoy the hilarious nature of the biased news channel. Conservatives have been attacking rap/hip-hop for years and the examples are endless. Obama’s tenure has just increased the volatility of associated racism to rap music […]
Read more
THE 5TH ELEMENT MAGAZINE 