Hip-hop might be one of the few modern cultures where you can cut a legendary figure but still be relatively unknown to mainstream fans. But that’s the ground that Joseph Anthony Hernandez, aka Tony ...

Chicago’s own King Louie feeds the street more music on his new mixtape, Tony. Clocking in at 15 tracks, the project arrives just in time to lace the July 4th weekend with a proper soundtrack. Louie ...

From Erykah to D’Angelo, a personal reflection on how the genre’s warmth shaped identity, intimacy, and the way we listen. The timeless catalog of Erykah Badu doesn't really need any help in the funk ...

El Chapo is still on the run but Tony Yayo is keeping his name alive with his latest mixtape offering. With El Chapo 3: The Great Escape, Yayo serves up 11 new songs to feast on heading into the ...

Tony Yayo dropped Hawaiian Snow in 2010. Yesterday (Oct. 3), the 38-year-old rapper announced Hawaiian Snow Part 2 is coming soon, per his Instagram. The first Hawaiian Snow mixtape was a ...

Already lighting up the fall following millions of streams and acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork, rising hip-hop star Lil Tony unleashes an incendiary and infectious new single “Looseleaf” today.

January was a life-changing month for King Louie, who was shot seven times in his hometown of Chicago (the rapper recovered, and discussed gun violence on CNN). Featuring Tony is his triumphant ...

Fat Tony started by throwing away the notebook. Spiral-bound, pages filled with sample lyrics and hooks, “the notebook” is one of those eternal conceptual staples in hip-hop lore, the place where all ...

The 20-track tape continues the 19-year-old's remarkable 2023 run, pairing his restless, punched-in raps with the brassy, electronic production characteristic of the new Atlanta underground. His voice ...