The story of the New York Police Department’s so-called “hip-hop police”—now known as the Enterprise Operations Unit—begins with Derrick Parker. Parker was a detective in the NYPD who, in 1996, joined the department’s Cold Case Squad. He was also a longtime hip-hop aficionado who knew a lot of players in the industry. Following the Notorious B.I.G.’s murder in 1997, Parker says he caught up other members of the NYPD on rap’s major players, giving them a four-hour presentation about the East Coast/West Coast rivalry…
Kenny Beats and Denzel Curry have decided to bless fans by repackaging their joint project UNLOCKED. Curry and Beats revealed on Wednesday that they are turning UNLOCKED into a comic book. Sam…
Last month we announced our partnership with Twitch to help creators stay connected with their fans through these trying times. And on Friday we brought you tips from music/tech journalist Cherie Hu…
Some fans may be wondering whose face it is on the back cover of Dark Lane Demo Tapes. It’s OVO affiliate Anthony “Fif” Soares, who was murdered on September 14, 2017 in a Toronto Community…
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