Features

Coming Soon

All Categories

Posts tagged

National Poetry Month: Is it Edgar Allen Poe or Beyonce? Take Our Quiz

Can you guess if the words were uttered by famed poet Emily Dickinson or songstress Beyonce? How about Nas or 1950's wordsmith Allen Ginsberg? ...Read More »

Math Awareness Month: 10 Artists From Beyonce to De La Soul Play the Numbers Game in Lyrics

April is Mathematics Awareness Month and in honor of that, The BoomBox takes a look at some mathematical operations used in music over the years, including fractions and geometry. ...Read More »

Rap Genius Lines of the Week From Jay-Z, Young Dro

Moses Robinson, WireImage Rap Genius is supplying The BoomBox with the top lyrics of the week ...Read More »

Rock the Bells Festival Is 'Thanksgiving Dinner of Hip-Hop'

Over the past seven years, the Rock the Bells music festival has worked its way up from a regional Southern California event to become one of the most anticipated annual concert series in the hip-hop world. ...Read More »

Mos Def to Play Hardened Criminal on 'Dexter'

Brooklyn rapper Mos Def will be appearing in a recurring role in the upcoming sixth season of Showtime's hit show 'Dexter.' ...Read More »

Mos Def Debuts New Track, 'World Premiere'

Mos Def has been going hard at the box office, but he's ready to take another swing at the music game. The Brooklyn emcee recently dropped his newest joint, 'World Premier,' on Fuel TV's 'The Daily Habit.' ...Read More »

Lupe Fiasco Brings His 'Laser' Club to Brooklyn

It's been three-plus years since Lupe Fiasco's sophomore album 'The Cool,' which featured the hit single 'Superstar,' and since then, the rap star has seemingly avoided being a hip-hop superstar by threatening to retire [see: 'LupE.N.D.'] and eventually changing his mind and announcing 'We Are Lasers,' now simply 'Lasers.' ...Read More »

Slaughterhouse, Black Star & More Headed to Paid Dues

Following last year's successful event, the upcoming Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival is slated to be a doozy. The lineup for this year's concert has been announced, with Black Star, E-40, Murs, Slaughterhouse, Immortal Technique, Bun B, Nipsey Hussle, Lil B and more slated to perform during the fest. ...Read More »

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Mull 'Step Brothers' Rap Album

Sony Comedians Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are quickly becoming some of the more gifted ...Read More »

Mos Def to Promote Tolerance in New Storytelling Series

Johnny Nunez, WireImage Mos Def will join four other prominent public figures to participate in a ...Read More »

Mos Def and Talib Kweli Reunite on Sony PSP Tour

Johnny Nunez, WireImage Fans have been clamoring for a legitimate Black Star reunion on record for ...Read More »

Mos Def Joins Kanye's G.O.O.D Music Roster

Johnny Nunez, WireImage Mos Def recently popped up alongside Raekwon, Swizz Beatz and Charlie ...Read More »

Kanye West Teams With Mos Def, Raekwon on 'Lord Lord Lord'

Jennifer Graylock, jpistudios.com Kanye West is continuing his healthy regime of releasing free ...Read More »

Joaquin Phoenix's Hip-Hop Doc Gets Public Premiere

Getty Images Is it a hoax or not? That was the big question when Joaquin Phoenix's hip-hop odyssey ...Read More »

Mos Def to Star in 'Mama Black Widow'

Arnold Turner, WireImage The saga of 'Mama Black Widow' is a long one. Initially announced in 2008 ...Read More »

Mos Def Encourages Science Education

Skip Bolen, Getty Images Mos Def wants to send students off into space. The Brooklyn emcee is ...Read More »
ADVERTISEMENT

AOL Radio

Listen to AOL Radio Now
play arrow
Top Hip-Hop - Hip-hop's greatest
Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, 50 Cent
play arrow
Top Jams - Hip-hop and crossover hits
T-Pain, Mariah Carey, Akon, Lil Wayne
play arrow
Top R&B - Today's top R&B hits
Kelly Rowland, Rihanna, T.I.
Online Radio Guide

Blogroll

;