The American hip-hop trio Digable Planets have announced that they will be doing a virtual performance via Sessions Live on Saturday, May 15th.

The group, which is composed of rappers Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler, Mariana “Ladybug Mecca” Vieira and Craig “Doodlebug” Irving was formed in the late 80s but came to prominence in the early 90s with their jazz rap style, an alternative to traditional hip-hop.

Underground hip-hop lovers are in a frenzy after hearing Redman‘s new single, “80 Barz.” The veteran MC, who was raised in New Jersey, used approximately three-minutes to show these up and coming rappers how it’s done.

Click here or on the image above to check out the video, which was uploaded a few days after the song was published.

In the 4th quarter of 2020, hip-hop artist Common added his voice to the global conversation about racial injustice and systematic racism with his album “A Beautiful Revolution (Pt.1).” As he has done throughout his career, Common not only addresses the ugliness being done to Black communities around the world, but he also highlights the beauty of Black love.

That beauty is on full display in his new video, “What Do You Say,” a record that features Paris A. Jones (better known as just PJ). Click here or on the image above to check out the visuals and remember to like, comment and share.

Last week Tuesday, Khrysis released his long awaited fourteen-track album “The Hour of Khrysis.” The project features a slew of hip-hop lyricists, namely: Busta Rhymes, Pharoahe Monch, Sa-Roc, De La Soul, Rapsody, and that is just to name a few.

When it comes to pure hip-hop production with ranges in soundscape from gritty to jazzy, there aren’t many more renowned in the underworld than beatsmith, Khrysis. The Durham, NC producer who is signed to Grammy Award winning super producer 9th Wonder’s, Jamla Records is one of seven producers on the labels production team, The Soul Council.

Click here to stream and download “The Hour of Khrysis” from your preferred music platform.

They say death comes in threes so hopefully we will not be getting anymore sad news from the hip-hop industry. The latest one however, is the passing of Shock G. For those not familiar with 90s hip-hop, he was both the producer and front-man of the hip-hop group Digital Underground.

In addition to his work with his group, Shock G was also a co-producer on 2 Pac‘s debut album, “2Pacalypse Now.” He died on April 22nd in Tampa, Florida.