Part one of our interview with the legendary DJ Muggs where he speaks on his new album Kill Devil Hills with Ill Bill, his passion for producing and how he likes to paint pictures with his music...

Part two of our exclusive interview with DJ Muggs, where he speaks on timing in the industry, the 20th anniversary of Cypress Hill's debut next year and one of his greatest influences...

BET is set to premiere their original special - My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip-Hop - on Monday night...

Just-Ice & KRS-One have joined forces to release "The Just-Ice & KRS-ONE EP Volume #1"...

Pete Rock & CL Smooth's classic "Mecca And The Soul Brother" to receive an incredible double disc re-release on September 28th...

Money B & Scott Knoxx have just released their new mixtape, featuring production from DJ Premier, Swizz Beats and a guest spot from Shock G...

Bay Area veteran Poppa LQ returns to the scene with a new album in the works and a new alias - Kenny Kingpin...

An absolute must-read from a true hip-hop pioneer, Kangol Kid from UTFO looks back at the past 25 years with an important reminder...

City foster kids make lifetime bonds at Run-DMC member, hip-hop pioneer Darryl McDaniels' Camp Felix...

Hip-Hop pioneer Spyder D relaunches his first label with Thompkins Media Group as Motown Alumni Association...

Check out this classic review of EPMD's Business Never Personal album, originally appearing in The Source, August 1992...

The 2010 Underground Music Awards are taking place August 22 in New York City and will feature a special tribute to EPMD, Naughty By Nature & Ice-T...

FreshFest 2010 was a huge success this past weekend, featuring Phife from A Tribe Called Quest, an impromtu performance by The Coup and much more...

Paris & his Guerrilla Funk label have just announced big plans for 2011, including new albums from Paris, T-K.A.S.H. and Thang featuring George Clinton...

Cee-Lo Green from The Goodie Mob will be hosting a new music show for FUSE set to debut in October...

Mellow Man Ace is back on the scene with a brand new album, Restoring Order.  Watch the God build...

The legendary DMC has teamed up with Tekserve for a special contest and he wants your top 10 hip hop songs...

Today, back in 1973, Kool Herc put together one of his famous soundsystems in The Bronx and music would never be the same...

Public Enemy set to release an incredible 3 CD/DVD boxset featuring their post Def Jam material... 

Words Run Deep is an upcoming documentary examining Hip Hop music which features Christopher "Play" Martin, Dr.Cornel West and many others...

The Grammy award-winning musician and humanitarian makes monumental decision to seek political office as part of ongoing commitment to his homeland's future...

With Bun B's new solo album just released, we thought it was the perfect time to revisit the Trill OG's early work...

Gil Scott-Heron will be featured in an upcoming issue of The New Yorker.  Here's a preview...

Ice Cube & Snoop Dogg touched down in Kansas City recently.  Check the review of the show here...

Speech from Arrested Development takes time out to speak with us in this exclusive interview...

The line up for the 13th Annual Black August Benefit Concert has been announced and includes artists such as Pharoahe Monch, dead prez and Sadat X...

Check this classic review of Breakin' Atoms by Main Source, originally published in The Source - May 1991...

KRS-One will be touching down in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 28th to speak on his new book, The Gospel of Hip Hop.  Class is in session...

H2C2 and Ralph McDaniels are proud to present "Emcee to Emcee" - a showcase for New York underground artists at the Hip Hop Culture Center...

FreshFest 2010, a solar-powered eco-music festival happening next month in Oakland, will feature legendary producer Pete Rock & Boots Riley from The Coup...

Conspiracy Worldwide catches up with the legendary Ricky Powell for this exclusive, uncensored, feature-length interview...

Rock Steady Crew will be celebrating its 33rd anniversary with a special all-ages two-day music event of legendary proportions...

Twenty years after his passing due to a freak accident on tour, Trouble T-Roy is remembered by C.L. Smooth...

The Cold Crush Brothers are about to celebrate their 32nd Anniversary with an incredible live show at the end of the month featuring special guests...

July 15th marks the 10 Year Anniversary of the passing of a true Hip-Hop legend - Poetic.  His wife reached out directly to HIPHOPGODS with an exclusive statement...

Dres from Black Sheep sits down with HIPHOPGODS for this exclusive interview, speaking on the new album From The Black Pool Of Genius and much more...

Set to debut this week, Ice Cube: On The Record with Fuse, finds the legendary emcee talking about his upcoming album I Am The West, his family life, his acting career and much more...

Check this classic review of Dead Serious by Das EFX, originally published in The Source - May 1992...

Kaygee of the Legendary Cold Crush Brothers is back on the scene with a new album and a positive & powerful message for the people...

Fuse hosts their Hip Hop House Party all month long with "2 Turntables And A Microphone: The Life And Death Of Jam Master Jay", "Ice Cube: On The Record With Fuse" and much more...

In a recent interview, Keith Shocklee of The Bomb Squad speaks on the creation of Public Enemy's "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back"...

For the first time ever sharing the same stage, DJ Premier and Pete Rock will join The Large Professor at the 6th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival...

Duck Down Records have put together a commemorative album with tracks, selected and voted on by the fans, to celebrate the last 15 years...

HIPHOPGODS sends condolences out to the family and friends of a true visionary and pioneer - RAMMELLZEE...

NPR caught up with Ms.Lauryn Hill who talked about her hiatus from creating music, raising her children and much more...

The hard rhymer speaks on the State of Arizona, his new solo record and the upcoming Public Enemy CD/DVD box set...

Charlie Mack's Party 4 Peace Weekend to feature performances from Doug E Fresh, Heavy D, MC Lyte, Naughty By Nature & more...

On Wednesday, June 23rd, members of the Los Angeles Hip-Hop community will come together to celebrate the lives of GURU & DJ Hideo...

In part one of the HIPHOPGODS interview, Baby Paul talks about his influences & inspirations and how he linked up with Da Beatminerz early on in his career...

In part two, Baby Paul talks about the creation of Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka, the reason why he left Da Beatminerz and his upcoming work on a mixtape for Monie Love...

Baby Paul speaks on his upcoming work on AZ's "Doe Or Die 2" album, plus his other future projects in part three of the HIPHOPGODS interview...

Wax Poetics has just come out with their Hip-Hop Issue featuring Ice Cube, Ice-T, KRS-One, EPMD, Grandmixer DXT, Just-Ice, Souls Of Mischief, remembering Guru and much more...

Maestro, aka: Maestro Fresh-Wes, the godfather of Canadian hip-hop, will be releasing his first book this August, featuring a foreward from Chuck D...

XXL speaks with Ice Cube and the album’s chief creative collaborators about what went in to the creation of a hip hop classic...

Part two of the insight into the creation of AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, featuring Ice Cube, Sir Jinx, Chuck D, Hank Shocklee and Keith Shocklee...

On June 22nd, MC Shan's "Born To Be Wild" & Roxanne Shante's "Bad Sister" will be receiving the deluxe edition treatment...

DJ Muggs & Ill Bill speak on their upcoming joint album "Kill Devil Hills" which will be released in August...

DJ Qbert has launched the first annual "Vinyl Valedictorian" online DJ battle for students of the Qbert Skratch University...

Check this classic review of Hard To Earn by Gang Starr, originally published in The Source - May 1994...

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: The Dirty South will air on Monday night.  Get a sneak peak on what to expect when you tune in...

Public Enemy performed live at The Sasquatch Festival with Keith Shocklee on the turntables.  Check out the review of the show here...

DJ Premier breaks down the early Gang Starr albums, including No More Mr. Nice Guy, Step In The Arena and Daily Operation...

DJ Premier discusses Hard To Earn, Moment Of Truth and The Ownerz in part two...

Master Hurrikane presents a mixtape to celebrate the birthday of Malcolm X.  Revolutionary hip hop classics shine on via Paris, Public Enemy, Brand Nubian, Professor Griff, X-Clan, Boogie Down Productions and many others...

Bay area vet Chill E.B. speaks with HIPHOPGODS on his start in the game, working with Consolidated and his early influences...

Part two of our exclusive interview with Chill E.B., speaking on his new single "Y'All Busted" and his musical agenda for 2010...

Common & producer No I.D. speak on the Chicago emcee's next album which promises to take it back to that essential boom bap hip-hop...

Rap-A-Lot Records is celebrating their 25th anniversary with a brand new distribution deal and more quality music on the way...

Scarface spoke recently with Ozone Magazine and did not hold back when it came time to speak on why he is refusing to participate in VH1's 2010 Hip Hop Honors...

Face continues his explanation why he's not down with the 2010 VH1 Hip Hop Honors show...

The line-up for this year's 25th annual SummerStage concert series is a who's who of Hip-Hop royalty...

This special event is set to feature a discussion with Hip-Hop Legend Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest, DJ Spinna and "Ma Dukes" Yancey...

Conspiracy Worldwide Radio chops it up with two of the greats this week - Ras Kass and Buckshot...

Duck Down Records will celebrate their 15 year anniversary this summer at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival...

Conspiracy Worldwide Radio speaks with the people who knew Guru best - Noreaga, Masta Ace, Big Shug and more....

Ras Kass & Chuck D speak out against the passing of the Arizona immigration law...

A collection of comments from hip hop artists from coast to coast as news breaks of Guru's passing...

Keith "Guru" Elam has passed away in a New York City hospital.  HIPHOPGODS extends its deepest condolences to the Elam family...

In part one of an interview with afrobrasnews, Afrika Bambaataa speaks about hip hop and the power of transformation that the black population may have, from time to pass to obtain the knowledge, which for him is the fifth element of hip hop culture...

Part two of the must-read interview with the legendary Afrika Bambaataa...

Part one of the True Mathematics back story, as told to Jesse Serwer...

Part two of the True Mathematics back story, as told to Jesse Serwer...

In an interview with Billboard magazine, Chuck D reflected on the creative climate that spawned "Fear," PE's early involvement in the Internet revolution and the evolution of rap and hip-hop...

Part two of Billboard's interview with Chuck D of Public Enemy...

Part one of our exclusive interview with The Conscious Daughters, speaking on the early years and working with Paris...

Part two of The Conscious Daughters interview, speaking on the rarity of the female hip hop artist, The Nutcracker Suite and staying true to yourself...

Part 1 of the HIPHOPGODS interview with Sadat X from Brand Nubian...

Part 2 of the exclusive interview with Sadat X, speaking on the creation of Wild Cowboys II and the possibility of another Brand Nubian album...

An interview with Tha Chill from Compton's Most Wanted...part 1

Part 2 of an interview with Tha Chill from Compton's Most Wanted...

Part 3 of an interview with Tha Chill from Compton's Most Wanted...

Part 4 of an interview with Tha Chill from Compton's Most Wanted...

Part one of a three part interview with Billy Danze of M.O.P....ante up!

Part two of the interview with Billy Danze, speaking on working with Rakim, Busta Rhymes, Ice-T, DJ Premier and others on his new solo album...

Part three of the interview with Billy Danze of M.O.P, speaking on grinding to get the new music out...

Part one of a three part must-read interview with EST from Three Times Dope...

Part two of the interview with EST from Three Times Dope...

Part 3 of the interview with EST from Three Times Dope, speaking on the origin and definition of his slang, including the infamous "Acknickulous"...

To start off the new year, we run down the list of pioneering artists that released albums in 2009.  It's impossible to ignore the fact - the gods were definitely putting in work...

The 09 year in review continues here, featuring Souls Of Mischief, Grandmaster Flash, Raekwon, OC & AG, Guru, MC Ren, Kurious and many others...

Masta Ace & EDO.G touched down in Sweden last week and brought forth the real deal Arts & Entertainment to the people.  HIPHOPGODS was there...

In this exclusive three part interview with HIPHOPGODS, the legendary OC & AG talk about the writing process and working with some of the best hip hop producers in the game.

In part two of this exclusive interview, OC & AG continue the discussion about working with producers like J Dilla and also reflect on the loss of Grand Master Roc Raida.

In the final part of the OC & AG interview for HIPHOPGODS, they talk about touring, interacting with the fans and what their definition of success is.

When Public Enemy started the album that in the summer of 1988 became "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back," they weren't thinking small.



"We got back from touring England," says Chuck D, Public Enemy's writer and main

A forthcoming documentary, helmed by film producer Roger Paradiso, is intended to finally tell the full story of the first Hip Hop act known to the world, the Sugarhill Gang (Wonder Mike, Master Gee and Big Bank Hank).  But to inform anyone of any

Imagine turning back time 15 years, back to what I call the Golden Days of Hip Hop. Back to joyful boom bap beats with positive rhymes and that true happy hip hop spirit.

This is exactly what happened to me and 700 other Swedish heads on Nov

HHG: First things first - "Arts & Entertainment" dropping November 3rd.  I had a chance to listen to an advance copy of the album and you guys are really bringing some good stuff to the table.  How long was this album in the making?

HHG: You both continue to release such a high level of quality material.  Do the two of you almost feel reinvigorated at this point in your careers?

EDO.G: Yeah, yeah definitely.  We're both at a great place in our careers, you kno

Legendary Philly turntablist, DJ Jazzy Jeff, just dropped a tribute to the late Michael Jackson ...a mixtape titled He's the King...I'm the DJ.

The mixtape is a collabo that Jeff is doing with UNDRCRWN. It will feature

Gang Starr co-founder Guru has announced a second tour of Europe in order to support his latest album, Guru 8.0 Lost & Found.

The rapper will hit the road with producer Solar on November 10th in Mannheim Germany, wh

Three months ago, Beastie Boys member MCA revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer.  Today, the 45-year-old rapper (born Adam Yauch) says he's on the road to recovery and is feeling healthier every day.

 Less than a week after their spectacular arrival, Public Enemy have amassed the highest budget of all artists who are currently

The latest installment of the VH1 Hip Hop Honors show focused on celebrating 25 years of Def Jam.  With Tracy Morgan hosting again this year, they wasted no time in getting things started. 

 The legendary Eric B has a new radio show which just launched today on GOOM RADIO. 

  According to various sources, legendary DJ Mr. Magic has died from a heart attack.  He debuted on WHBI`s "The Mr.Magic Disco Showcase" in 1979.  "Mr. Magic's Rap Attack" launched

HIPHOPGODS.com has arrived and the planet shakes.  Respect the architects.  Born from the mind of the rhyme animal, Chuck D and super producer Gary G-Wiz, comes a site where you can connect with some of the greatest to ever d

Welcome to the pre launch beta of the classic hip hop site HigHopgods.com. Not only with this site feature news, information, videos, content and commentary about Classic hip hop, it will also be the official home to many of the legends of hip hop.