He may have just released his debut album, but Rakaa Iriscience has been putting in work since the early ’90s. As one-third of the L.A.-based group Dilated Peoples, Rakaa, along with the crew’s ...

Ever since Evidence signed with Capitol Records in 2000 along with Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu as the fundamentalist trio Dilated Peoples, they ve all wanted to make solo records. Four albums later ...

With his California hip-hop collective Dilated People's last full-length, 20/20, four years in their rear-view, MC Rakaa Iriscience brings his long-awaited solo record, Crown of Thorns, to the table, ...

Any serious Southern Californian hip-hop head should have noticed by now: 2012 has marked a resurgence of revered L.A. trio Dilated Peoples. Sure, MCs Evidence and Rakaa Iriscience, plus DJ Babu of ...

The Weird City headlining trio of Evidence, Rakaa Iriscience, and DJ Babu brought down the Empire Garage Saturday. The Los Angeles crew commanded the crowd like three generals staging for battle. With ...

Imagine analyzing the history of a city by looking at its menus. That’s exactly what Josh Kun, an associate professor at USC, has done in his current project, “To Live and Dine in L.A.,” a book and ...

Dropping on October 28 via Mello Music Group is a new collaborative album, Blasphemy, from the label’s revered producer Apollo Brown and stalwart lyricist, Ras Kass. The LP is a welcome breath of ...

It's been eight years since the celebrated trio of Evidence, Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu released an album together, so the anticipation is understandably high. The wait is almost over though as ...

Have you ever heard a battle rapper freestyle about a Korean-fusion meal? Or seen a traditional jarocho jam session performed in the name of food justice? Or watched as a historic Italian restaurant ...

Big Boi, Slaughterhouse, De La Soul, Curren$y and of course hometown heroes Atmosphere, have all signed on to hit the stage at Rhymesayer’s 4th annual Soundset ...

Known for real-life lyrics combined with an elite technical skill, Dilated Peoples log more than two decades of rhyme. Coming off the release of the long-awaited and well-received Directors of ...