The fact that Big Shots could hold its own against the majority of this year’s hip-hop albums might be a bad omen. A cynic could argue that, evidently, hip-hop hasn’t evolved a hell of a lot since ...

Jail is a punishment, but being behind bars should never be a death sentence. A NYC jail is under investigation after a Black woman, who was severely ill, died from alleged staff neglect. According to ...

Jail is a punishment, but being behind bars should never be a death sentence. A NYC jail is under investigation after a Black woman, who was severely ill, died from alleged staff neglect. According to ...

Stones Throw Records founder Peanut Butter Wolf famously dedicated his imprint to honoring his late friend and collaborator, the rapper Charizma. Growing up in San Jose the pair were a duo. Over ...

A Rikers Island detainee has died after jail staff “repeatedly ignored” her requests for medical help, culminating in a medical episode severe enough to land her in a hospital, according to her ...

Any record shop crate digging Hip Hop head has heard of the California duo of Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf. If you haven’t, here’s a quick run down of what you’ve been missing. “The stuff we wanted ...

The combination of lyricist Charizma and producer Peanut Butter Wolf was a match made in hip-hop heaven. The pair was opening up for the likes of Nas, Black Sheep and the Pharcyde all around the Bay ...

On this day, Dec. 16, in hip-hop history... 1993: Milpitas, Calif. rapper Charizma was shot and killed near his home on Dec. 16, 1993. Born Charles Hicks in 1973, the charismatic rapper is best known ...

Commemorating the passing of the late rapper Charizma — who was murdered 20 years ago this December at the age of 20 — Stones Throw released Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf (Circa 1990-1993) on Tuesday ...

The recent death of Charizma Jones at Rikers Island has intensified scrutiny of New York‘s troubled jail system, laying bare deep-rooted issues in prisoner health care and oversight. Jones, who was ...