Hip-Hop was born from a spirit of protest and the desire to be heard, so it’s no surprise that many of our favorite rappers have drawn influence from Dr. Martin Luther King. Here’s 15 times Hip-Hop artists like Kanye West, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Common referenced Martin Luther King, Jr. Related Articles Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke […]

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Philadelphia MCs Black Thought & Dice Raw of the Roots, Peedi Crakk, Ms Jade & Meek Millz were all on the set of Jill Scott’s new video “Shame.” In between takes, the Philly wordsmiths got together for an old school cypher.

Zoe Kravitz, daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, and Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe star in Victoria Mahoney’s upcoming independent film, Yelling To The Sky. The film also stars Marc John Jeffries and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter of The Roots.

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This week on NBC's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," anchor Brian Williams joined host Jimmy Fallon and house band The Roots to "slow jam" the news. Watch below as Fallon, Williams and The Roots turn everything from health care reform and congressmen with funny names into a seductive ballad, albeit a hilarious one!

The <strong>2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards</strong> aired earlier this week and fans are still talking about the freestyle cypher sessions hosted by <strong>DJ Premier</strong> that aired during the program. MC's taking part in the freestyle sessions included <strong>Eminem, Mos Def, Joe Budden, Nicki Minaj</strong> and <strong>Black Thought</strong>. <!--more->-->