Editorial
The Hip Hop Museum now lists a 2027 opening. Here’s what is confirmed, what the Culture Lab offers, and why preserving hip-hop history matters.
Fans are reporting gaps in Slum Village’s Spotify and Apple Music catalog. Ground Up Radio examines what listeners are seeing, why streaming releases can become unavailable, and what has yet to be confirmed.
Common’s 2023 Music Fairness Award recognized his advocacy for performers’ pay. We revisit the honor, explain the radio royalty debate and distinguish his separate 2026 Artist Impact Award.
Ground Up Radio joins the Welcome to Strong Street Season 1 playlist as a YouTube collaborator and prepares Street Level, a companion recap show hosted by QueFourFive and Tine Scrapie.
Freestyle cyphers aren’t just rap circles — they’re community engines. How indie artists nationwide turn raw freestyles into loyalty and algorithm wins.
FX’s The Drop: A Snowfall Saga reunites Wanda and Leon in 1990s Los Angeles, where the fallout of the crack era collides with the rise of West Coast rap.
FEATURED IMAGE ALT TEXT: Ground Up Radio graphic for The Drop: A Snowfall Saga with a boombox and the words “Snowfall Enters the Rap Era.”
Los Angeles’ J Outlaw is selling physical copies of his mixtape Legendary Intentions for $100 and receiving national and international support. Inside the Proud To Pay movement.
Nearly 30 years after his murder, the Tupac trial opens Aug 17, 2026. Hip-hop gets its day in court, but healing depends on how we preserve our own history.
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