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Two things: past and future hiphop greatness. The past tonight is represented by none other than Jeru the Damaja, one of the top spitters of hiphop's silver age .

For Rap overall, New York not being in control is emblematic of an evolutionary shift in the genre to possibly something greater-than-Rap.

I think it's safe to say that hip hop is officially dead. Although Macklemore appeared to have made a sincere gesture by openly admitting that he did not deserve his '"Best Rap Song" Grammy, it seems the spotlight is still on him as 'Thrift Stop" was recently named as one of Billboard's best rap songs of all time.

Rapper Rick Ross collects his fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, as Mastermind arrives atop the list.

When Ben Horowitz's publicist reached out to see if I wanted to interview him about his new book, The Hard Thing About Hard Things, I enthusiastically said yes.

Who needs South by Southwest when you can just stay in New York? The Tribeca Film Festival , in its 13th year, is continuing its march toward becoming one of the most futuristic, forward-thinking events in the industry, with a beefed-up transmedia and technology lineup.

Hip-hop artist Nas and Ben Horowitz, co-founder and partner at Andreessen Horowitz, share a moment.

The Notorious B.I.G. first went by Biggie Smalls. Jazzy turned into Jay-Z, which then turned into Jay Z. Nas stepped up his hygiene regime and dropped Nasty.

Today, after weeks of media aggrandizement, millionaire tech investor Ben Horowitz and sat down on a stage in Austin with the rapper Nas and made a large room uncomfortable.

Ben Horowitz, a top Silicon Valley investor and partner at Andreessen Horowitz, got on stage and danced alongside Kutcher while Nas rapped.

Exclusive: Last month, 50 Cent left longtime label Interscope Records. HipHopDX examines other artists who changed labels during their careers.

Macklemore and his producer Ryan Lewis are crushing hip-hop metrics, no matter how apologetic the Seattle rapper is about his big wins.

Ian Gelfand has probably helped one of your favorite rap video be made and during an appearance on Cipha Sounds' Take It Personal , he told a story about a legendary rap video.

The 2014 Tribeca Film festival set the slate Thursday for its 13th annual edition, running April 16 - 27. The fest's opening night film will be "Time is Illmatic," the Documentary about rapper Nas's 1994 album "Illmatic."

Singer Kelis insists she is "over" her 2009 divorce from rapper Nas , despite the fact he sparked speculation in recent years about his feelings for his ex-wife after featuring her wedding dress on the cover of his 2012 album.

This year is the 20th anniversary of Nas' groundbreaking debut Illmatic . As part of the celebration for the classic project, the Queens emcee is re-releasing the album featuring remastered songs, unreleased tracks, and remixes.

South by Southwest 's hip-hop roll call continues, with announcements of four nights curated by ?uestlove 's Okayplayer and 50 Cent 's Tuesday takeover of Fair Market.

Rhymesayers just gave area hip-hop fans a big reason to look forward to the warmer months, as they released the lineup for the seventh annual Soundset festival.

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Ben Horowitz , 47, co-founded the venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and is author of "The Hard Thing About Hard Things" .