Rawkus has set a June 4 release date the third edition in its "Soundbombing" compilation series. Mixed by Cipha Sounds and Mr. Choc, the disc features unreleased cuts by the likes of Mos Def, the… By ...

In 2017, declaring oneself a "self-made" artist is as much a marketing ploy as said artist's actual music and backstory. But 20 years ago, being an independent rap act wasn't much to write home about.

Rawkus Records is preparing to release their third installment in their popular Soundbombing series. To support Soundbombing 3 project, MTV and MTV2 will air a Soundbombing 3 special which will ...

On May 18th, 1999, Rawkus Records released Soundbombing II, the landmark album that paved the way for one of the greatest independent rap runs ever. In the summer of 1999, the rap industry was moving ...

After an extended hiatus, Rawkus returns to the business of releasing inspired hip-hop with the latest installment in its Soundbombing series. By Billboard Staff After an extended hiatus, Rawkus ...

In 1998, the hip-hop community was recovering from the deaths of it's two biggest stars -- Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. -- but showed signs of renewed life via a slew of landmark releases from ...

What do Eminem and Mos Def have in common, besides highly anticipated acting debuts? Both the Detroit-based shock-rapper (appearing in Curtis Hanson’s upcoming film “8 Mile”) and the progressive ...

Q-Tip's recent The Renaissance set a pretty high bar for highly evolved 90s rappers returning to claim their post-Obama inheritance. And this improbably impeccable fifth album by Mos Def - aka ...

A quarter century since Black On Both Sides, Stevie Chick dives deep into a savage display of talent from a young artist ready to take it all on, and reflects on the dispersed promise of what was ...

If you like good hip hop then you need to pick up a copy of SOUNDBOMBING III. Mixed by masterful turntable technicians Cipha Sounds and Mr. Choc and pressed by Rawkus Records, the album is a ...