Rapsody is the third female rapper to win Best Melodic Rap Performance, following Lauryn Hill, who won the award in 1999 for ...

In two new Jane Doe lawsuits, the women describe strikingly similar sexual assaults at the Manhattan hotel in the 1990s.

A History of Hip Hop Sampling with John Morrison and Josh Leidy is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 at Monmouth University in West Long ...

New York in the 1980s was a fascinating scene of contradictions: culturally vibrant (hip hop took to the streets, clubs like ...

I can’t remember how old I was when I heard The Pack’s “Vans” for the first time, but I’m sure I’ve been rapping the hook back to myself ever since. “I got my Vans on but they look like sneakers.” To ...

The list we present here follows love’s movement through nearly four decades of hiphop, from Man Parrish to Missy Elliott.

DJ Pauly Guwop is bringing the power of hip-hop’s golden age into Charlotte’s present with his new digital publication, It’s ...

Every February the Local 303 honors Black History Month by spotlighting Black musicians who are pushing boundaries and making ...

For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned to the ...

When it comes to raw, unapologetic Hip Hop, Memphis holds a unique place in the genre’s history. Known for its dark beats and ...

Imagine getting a birthday invitation to dress like rappers in 2025. What exactly do you even wear? Skinny jeans? The 50-plus ...

Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory is one of the co-founders of the Black Mafia Family, a drug trafficking organization founded in the mid '80s that would become an influential force in hip-hop as its ...