TBT

Today's TBT track pays tribute to fallen Atlanta legend Shawty Lo, who was killed in a horrific car wreck early Wednesday morning.

That Wale is signed to Maybach Music Group, the gaudiest label in all the land, belies his humble origins as a first-generation Nigerian-American whose bold, lyrical, heavily go-go-flavored style bridged the gap between backpacker and radio rap and became an i

Tomorrow, September 16th, Usher will release Hard II Love, his eighth studio album and first album in four years. It's actually already out exclusively on TIDAL.

In 1997, a 20-year-old 2 Chainz, then known as Tity Boi, formed a rap duo Playaz Circle with his friend Dolla Boy. They released their debut album United We Stand, United We Fall, which is now virtually unavailable online.

Wiz Khalifa was 16-year-old student at Pittsburgh's Taylor Allderdice High School when he attracted the attention of Rostrum Records president Benjy Grinberg.

Nipsey Hussle's Slauson Boy Vol. 2 mixtape arrived two weeks ago and eleven years after his debut mixtape Slauson Boy Vol. 1. Now 31 years of age, Nipsey is no longer the swaggering Snoop Dogg disciple of yore.

"I miss the sweet Kanye, chop up the beats Kanye" - Kanye ***

Today's #TBT track isn't too much of a throwback, though it's likely one that hasn't been in the rotation for quite some time. And for those who slept on it in the first place -- it's time to get acquainted.

Tim Westwood is sitting on an epic vault of unreleased radio freestyles from the past 25 years. It's a trove so rich it could be the centerpiece of National Treasure III.

This past Monday marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Sean Price.

It wasn't until the latter half of the '90s, when he changed labels from Death Row to No Limit, that Snoop Doggy Dogg shortened his name to "Snoop Dogg." Snoop was something of a phenomenon when he arrived on the scene in '92, an ultra laidback, weed-toking Cr

Those who thought Throwback Thursday was a tired concept clearly haven't been keeping up with the grind of OG producer StreetRunner, who has been a close collaborator of Lil Wayne's for much of the Young Money boss' career.

Joe Budden's biggest hit, "Pump It Up," has played a central role in the rapper's bizarre beef with Drake. Drake's supporters have pointed to the song as evidence of Budden's irrelevance.

Tory Lanez's debut album I Told You is due out August 19. Let's take a moment to look back on Lanez's career to date.

Tim Westwood invited Big Boi onto his show in 2004 a few weeks after he and Andre 3000 won a Grammy for Album of the Year.

With Gucci Mane's official comeback album Everybody Looking due out tomorrow, let's revisit one of the greatest Guwop songs of all time: "Freaky Girl."

Before A$AP Mob came to power, Harlem was once ruled by a crew known as The Diplomats.

Yesterday, the rap blogosphere was greeted with the joyous news of an unexpected reunion. A year after disappointing fans by telling them that the duo was history, Chuck Inglish and Sir Michael Rocks are officially back together as The Cool Kids.

ScHoolboy Q benefited early in his career from his association with Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, and Ab-Soul.

Between 2009 and 2013, YG released five mixtapes: 4Fingaz, The Real 4Fingaz, Just Re’d Up, 4Hunnid Degreez, & Just Re’d Up 2. There was also a joint mixtape with Ty Dolla $ign and Bobby Brackins called Young and Hung...over.

Unfortunately, we didn't get a whole lot of music from Capital STEEZ before he tragically took his own life in 2012. At the time, Pro Era had just started making waves on the internet thanks to the rather quick come-up of their lead member, Joey Bada$$.

Every Thursday, Tim Westwood pulls out a gem from his untold treasure trove of radio freestyles he's amassed over the last 20-plus years and posts it online. Last November, he shared a Jay Z freestyle circa 1999.

Section.80 turns 5 this Saturday (stay tuned for Section.80-related content). The time is ripe to revisit the album, in particular "Rigamortis," one of the first instances in which Kendrick Lamar displayed bravado equal to his lyrical talents.

Throwback Thursday means more classic freestyles from the extensive vaults of Tim Westwood. This week, Westwood blesses us with a Lloyd Banks freestyle from 2004.

Gucci Mane's freedom after a 39-month stint in jail has been more glorious than anyone could possibly have imagined.

It's the 20th anniversary of one of the most important hip-hop records of all time. Jay Z's Reasonable Doubt is surely one of the genre's most impressive debut albums, right up there with Illmatic and Ready to Die.

DJ Khaled's stock was at a low when he released his widely-planned album I Changed a Lot last October. (It was evident that he had not changed at all. As this article will demonstrate.

It's the 45th birthday of one of the all-time greats, may he Rest in Peace. In his honor, let's take it back West for this TBT with his first big hit, already coming with God-level bars at the time.