Rap & Hip-Hop

John Yancey is the second album Illa J will issue on Jakarta Records, following the successful release of Home in 2017. The project is the second collaboration with Los Angeles based producer Calvin Valentine, who once again contributed all of the...

Joey Badass is a 19-year old rapper from Brooklyn, NY. He burst onto the scene in 2012 with the release of his 1999 MIXTAPE, which was downloaded over 2 million times. Since then Joey has gone on several worldwide tours, performing with the likes of Wiz...

Joe Budden, the quick-witted lyricist, has always has a knack for introspection, taking a life that he makes so public and twisting lines around it with humor and biting observations. But the New Jersey MC, known for his Mood Muzik mixtapes, his...

JME is a grime MC, DJ, producer, and label operator of many allegiances. The North London native has been part of Roll Deep (led by Wiley), Meridian, and Boy Better Know (the latter two alongside Skepta, his brother), and he has collaborated on a smaller...

J-Live's twelfth studio album, "How Much Is Water?" challenges listeners to consider how much music is worth in today's landscape. J-live experiments with various modern styles of production and enlists double time rhyme schemes that he hasn't...

Jim Jones, one part of the iconic group, The Diplomats, returns with his new album, Wasted Talent. Chock full of features from the likes of Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, Lil Durk, Yo Gotti, Mozzy, YFN Lucci, and more.1. Intro Bronx Tales 2. Never Did the 3...

Jeru the Damaja - Biography Jeru the Damaja aka D. Original Dirty Rotten Scoundrel hooked up with DJ Premiere and Guru, collectively known as Gangstarr, shortly after they moved to New York in the late 1980's. Jeru first introduced his unique hardcore...

Jersey rapper Ice-T got down and dirty with his third studio album, heralding an era of hardcore, gritty gangster rap that was a new idea in 1989 (when this album released) but would become the genre standard only a few years later. Ahead of the game,...

Jermaine Dupri is back with his sophomore album release, Instruction. As CEO of So So Def Recording s, producer, and platinum artist, Jermaine Dupri is responsible for hundreds of R&B and Rap hits. Instructions promise to bring Rap to a new level.1. LP...

Jelly Roll, the giant underground genre-bending singer/songwriter/rapper today released a new album Ballads of the Broken, ahead of his sold-out show at the iconic Ryman Auditorium. In celebration of the new record1. Dead Man Walking 2. Backslide 3. Son...

Jeki Mind Tracks return with VISIONS OF GHANDI, the long anticipated follow-up to the underground classic VIOLENT BY DESIGN. Vinnie Paz' lyrical dexterity and Stoupe's penchant for grimy by intellectually accessible beats have lost no luster, as VISIONS...

Jeffery Daily, A.K.A. J.D. Ranks 10, is featured here on the classic electro-bass meets ragga single "Crusin' Yardi Style," originally released in 1988. Presented here is the original 12" vinyl mix of the single along with the original instrumental "B"...