Friends, the time has come to close the book on HipHopSite.Com. After nineteen years online, I have come to the decision to bring the site to its glorious ending. As many of you have seen, over the last few months I have been working closely with original Source Magazine founder Jonathan Shecter in creating Cuepoint [cont.]

Hypnotic rhythms, dusty samples, turntable techniques, & intelligent lyricism combine to form Born With A Determined Idea, the debut album from Columbus, OH emcee & producer Lord Hakim, featuring Vast Aire (Cannibal OX), Dom Pachino (Killarmy), Bronze Nazareth, Planet Asia, & Lord Jamar (Brand Nubian). An Emcee, Producer and Studio Engineer, Lord Hakim is a [cont.]

If you delve into one post on the site today, listen to Ghostface and BADBADNOTGOOD’s excellent Sour Soul LP, hitting this Tuesday on Lex Records.

Meet the new, down-to-earth, humble Mr. West.

Introduction to the newest signee of Apathy’s Dirty Version Records. Wildcard. The War album coming this Spring on Dirty Version Records, featuring Crooked I, Apathy & Celph Titled and more.

Directed by Unjust. Hieroglyphics Imperium: “As one of the pioneering artists to come out of L.A.’s beat scene, Free the Robots continues to expand minds around the world with his lineup of original recordings and energetic live performances. The beatmaker that’s spawned from the Low End Theory community with a knack for producing psychedelic, jazzy [cont.]

Chris Brown and Tyga visit Hot 97 to speak on their Fan Of A Fan: The Album project, due this Tuesday. Instead they talk about Drake, Amber Rose, and Kylie Jenner.

From the duo’s Nautica Nagas coming soon. Directed by DirtyDiggs.

Produced by Maxwell Smart & Berner. Directed by David Camarena. Prohibition 2 coming soon.

New music from IAMSU!’s Eyes On Me, hitting February 24th.

Fashawn’s new album, The Ecology will hit stores on Tuesday, with help from Mass Appeal head Nas, Dom Kennedy, BJ the Chicago Kid, Aloe Blacc, Exile, Choosey and more. Stream the album in it’s entirety below.

Second video from the Pages From the Pavement Ep, produced by Shawneci. Directed by Vu Doo Films & Co Directed by DJ Deadeye

From Tity Boy’s T.R.U. Jack City mixtape.

Professors Bun B & Anthony Pinn speak on their religion and hip-hop course with Ebro at Hot 97.

Raekwon’s next albu, Fly International Luxurious Art is coming April 28th, 2015. Peep the cover art below.

Complex spoke with LL, Rick Rubin, Russell Simmons about the creation of this seminal classic.

New music from Juvenile under the Ca$h Money Records banner, strangely.

From Slay’s upcoming mixtape, The Industry Purge.

Talib Kweli and Javotti Media artist Niko Is drop some bars on Statik Selektah’s Showoff Radio.

New self-produced, self-directed video from Ka’s upcoming album, Days With Dr. Yen Lo.