hip-hop

Kale That Raps Drops New Album ‘It’s Personal’ Ahead of Porchfest Set

Unearthed Danger Mouse and Jemini Collab is Firmly Grounded in Soul-Hop Grooves 

Noname’s ‘Sundial’ Pursues a Hip-Hop Revolution

Jacksonville Hip-Hop Artist Aalana Stands Tall on New Track, “Beretta”

Aja Monet’s Debut Album Fuses Art and Advocacy, Poet and Performer

EASYin2D and Mecca thA Marvelous, Two Laidback Duval Emcees, Collab on the Ultra-Chill “Peaches”

Duval Hip-Hop Artist Mecca thA Marvelous gets Contemplative on “Relapse”

On “lookin’,” Duval’s Broadway Louie Soundtracks the Perennial Search for Connection

Louder Than A Riot Returns Thursday, March 16

New season explores the sexist prejudice against Black women in hip hop.

Jax Hip-Hop Group L.O.V.E. Culture Shares New Video, Provides Update on East Coast Tour

Jax Musician Jay Myztroh Remembers His Friend and Collaborator, the late Paten Locke

‘Dispatches from DaNang’ is the Latest Batch of Beats from Itinerant Jax Artist Batsauce

Local Spotlight | Three New Tracks by Jax Artists Out Now

Al Pete’s Favorite Albums of 2022

The 20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2022

Watch | Ebony Payne-English at Blue Jay Listening Room

Jax multi-disciplinary artist performs “Kuongoza”

Sudan Archives’ vibrant music of exploration

Local Spotlight | 4 Great New Tracks by Jax Artists Out Now

Introducing The Jax, plus three more local tunes

Go | Best Concerts in Jax this Week

'90s nostalgia, topnotch country, primo hip-hop and traditional bluegrass

Playlist | The Best New Music Out Right Now

The freshest new tracks for July

L.O.V.E. Culture | Live on the JME Soundstage

The popular Jacksonville group performs songs from their catalog of progressive hip-hop on the JME Soundstage

The Train to Fame Travels at 132 BPM

In the early '90s, a string of hits produced by Jacksonville artists carried Southern hip-hop to the masses

On ‘Melt My Eyez See Your Future,’ Denzel Curry’s ambitions get the best of him

With ‘Americancer,’ the Legend of the Late Paten Locke Grows

The auditory footprint of the late-and-eternally-great Duval hip-hop artist is still being measured

Fresh Rotation | 4 new songs the JME team is listening to right now

New music from Beach House, GOON, Pierre Kwenders and EARTHGANG

EARTHGANG’s ‘Ghetto Gods’ looks for divinity in Atlanta’s dichotomies

Hip Hop, Hooray | Downtown Jax’s JWJ Hip Hop Festival celebrates a distinctive culture and a true American art form

Local Spotlight | Listen to 3 new tracks from Jax artists out now

Fresh new tunes from locals John Aloszka, LRK Chronicle feat. Mr. Al Pete and BeBe Deluxe

Local Spotlight | Three new tracks from Jax artists out now

Fresh tunes from three standout local artists

Lil Nas X is the boundary-smashing pop revolutionary of 2021

Go | ‘Hip Hop Nutcracker’ @ the Florida Theatre

Kurtis "The Breaks" Blow takes on Petipa, Ivanov and Tchaikovsky's ballet

Local Spotlight | “Crying For Free” by Jahny Steel

A haunting and contemplative new tune from one of Duval’s most anomalous creatives

‘From Staircase to Stage’: Raekwon on growing up in N.Y. and the Wu-Tang Clan

Local Spotlight | ‘1827 N Pearl’ by L.O.V.E. Culture

Duval hip-hop collective seeks emotional and spiritual enlightenment on new full-length

Local Spotlight | The best new music by Jax artists out right now

Jesabel's Infectious pop, top-notch hip-hop from IntricateTheAlmighty, Howdy says "aloha" to L.A., Lazuli Vane steeps a funk-laced brew and a Lynchian new video from Cory Driscoll

On ‘Weight of the World,’ Maxo Kream’s world expands amid personal tragedy