The recently televised Grammy salute to 50 years of hip-hop was by all accounts a resounding success and beautiful celebration of the genre but the
Hip Hop legend KRS-One has always been an advocate and leader for the culture. The Bronx native is hopeful about the future of Hip Hop
KRS-One was one of five hip-hop legends on the first of the Essence Festival of Culture at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
Lyrical luminary KRS-One, who helped usher in the greatest era of rap music in hip-hop history in the late ’80s and early ’90s, was feted
Two of the towering pillars that helped create rap and hip-hop into the unstoppable force that it is today were centerstage as Big Daddy Kane
Verzuz has cooked up a delicious cultural cuisine that will satisfy older hip-hop heads and school millennials on the golden era of rap. Triller and
Big Daddy Kane recently caught up with J. Cole to chop it up about the art of MCing and after the interview told the North
Snoop Dogg’s 25-plus-year career has been one rollercoaster ride that will surely one day hit the big screen, but the Long Beach, California MC thinks
For the past 20 years, Tupac Amaru Shakur (2Pac) and Christopher “Notorious BIG” Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls) have been listed at or near the top
Singer and songwriter Tekitha Wisdom first entered the public eye as the in-house female vocalist for the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. Making several appearances on their classic
Veteran Chicago-based emcee Phil G. has quite simply put in the work. A fixture on the scene since the late ’90s, Phil has paid his
The legendary former Boogie Down Productions frontman took the stage in Manhattan last night (August 15th) for an explosive set that combined classic hits with new material from his latest project
This week is relatively light on hip-hop shows, but there are lots of veterans across the pop, R&B and reggae spectrum taking the stage in New York City. With summer starting to wind down, it’s good to check out a few more of the “Grown ‘N Sexy” acts–and there’s a bonafide pop music legend, as well as a beloved boy band offering hot tickets this week.
Here are 10 brilliant albums from the 1990s by hip-hop stars that we too often assume peaked in the 1980s
Lord Jamar’s new diss track takes aim at Kanye for feminizing rappers.
Fans and music luminaries alike are expressing their regrets regarding former Blaque member Natina Reed’s tragic death after being struck by a carlast Friday, Oct.26.
Ex-wife of rapper KRS-One dead from unknown causes.
When Saideh Browne decided she wanted to become a motivational speaker, she was rejected by major speaker’s bureaus because according to her, she “… wasn’t
