For the past couple of months, Bill Cosby's name has been slandered and ran through the mud by the media for the rape allegations against him. While The Cosby Show star has been fighting to get himself out the abyss he tossed himself in, one rapper has taken the onus to defend him: Joey Bada$$.
Joey Bada$$ and rappers from New York's five boroughs celebrated the life and music of their fallen brother Courtney Everald "Jamal" Dewar Jr., better known as Capital STEEZ, on STEEZ Day at Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield in New York Tuesday (July 7).
The Boombox decided to look back at the rappers and singers who made it to XXL’s prestigious Freshman Class. Find out where they are now and see what they have been doing in their careers since their recognition from the magazine.
It’s been much harder than last year to select the Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015 (So Far), but we delivered. Check out some of the top-tier releases in hip-hop in the last six months.
We've come to our conclusion of which artists put forth the most quality material over the last three months. Here are our choices for the five best hip-hop albums released in the first quarter of 2015.
It's that time of the year again. Earlier today (March 19), Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning announced the lineup for the annual Summer Jam concert festival stage.
It's a good week for independent rap. New York rapper Joey Bada$$ earned amazing first-week sales for his 'B4.Da.$$' album, beating out veteran Lupe Fiasco's 'Tetsuo & Youth.'