Slum Village

Hip-hop adores the Queen of Soul.

The soulful, late '90s collaboration between the diversely talented musicians who made up the Soulquarian collective changed the landscape of current music.

The album commemorates the 20 year anniversary of them finishing up their cult classic, 2000's 'Fantastic Vo1. 2.'

Sex is a part of life. In hip-hop and R&B, rappers and singers have never been afraid to express themselves sexually in a song -- they get right to the point.

It's been 15 years since Sulm Village's 'Fantastic, Vol. 2' touched down and to celebrate the occasion, we picked the five songs that exemplify its excellence.

Eminem and Slum Village show up in this rare video of the rappers performing at a 1997 concert.

How does J Dilla's jazz sample flip for Slum Village's 'Estimate' compare to producer Antydote's flip for Isaiah Rashad's 'Ronnie Drake'?

It has been five years since hip-hop production virtuoso James "J Dilla/Jay Dee" Yancey passed away from complications of lupus. In a too short career, the Detroit native amassed a substantial production discography with his group Slum Village, as a solo MC and via his collaborations with the likes of Q-Tip, Questlove and Erykah Badu...

Q-Tip and Slum Village member T3 have both signed on to appear at the J Dilla Foundation's 2nd annual One Won't Do 2: J Dilla Tribute and Fundraiser. The event will celebrate the life of the late producer and feature a performance by Dilla's younger brother, rapper Illa J...

A month after Slum Village rapper eLZhi learned that he was terminated from his group via Twitter, the Detroit rapper has finally revealed the "poison" that caused his untimely demise from the group. According to eLZhi, RJ Rice, the founder of Slum Village's longtime label, Barak Records, masterminded the group's split, out of jealousy after he hired a new manager...