Hip Hop

A Very Random Christmas Publisher: Random, a.k.a. Mega Ran Price: Whatever you'd like to pay! I am a guy who loves Christmas music to the point where I'll occasionally start listening to it a little early -- like, say, March -- but even I get tired of hearing different versions of the same 20 songs every year...

The ties between hip-hop and otaku culture just got tighter. Random (a.k.a. Mega Ran) recently released a new album titled Black Materia that follows the plot of Final Fantasy VII. And, as pointed out by Japanator, it's pretty solid by the standards of mainstream rap and "nerdcore" alike...

Here at ComicsAlliance, we value our readership and are always open to what the masses of Internet readers have to say. That's why we've given Senior Writer Chris Sims the punishment pleasure of stepping into the grand tradition of the Answer Man as he responds to your reader questions...

Concept songs are a great way for rappers to show off, and give listeners an escapist treat, but concept albums are a little tougher. The emcee has to maintain a certain tone and role through each song and string disparate records together so they flow from one to the next and build a full, cohesive narrative...

Art: The Phantom Zone isn't an awesome place to be trapped, but it is awesome to see evil Kryptonians trapped there in Lego form care of Brothers Brick. Interviews: Neil Gaiman discusses the pros and cons of social media like Facebook and Twitter pretty candidly with Tammy Oler...

A long time ago, an MC far, far away... The cats at College Humor are at it again, this time lampooning both "Star Wars" and Jay-Z's ode to NYC with their new music video, "Galactic Empire State of Mind." Darth Vader proves that a mechanical respiratory apparatus is no impediment to an unstoppable flow, rhyming through the wires in tribute to the seminal twice-over trilogy...