Though the duo of MC and DJ complement one another’s abilities, upon further inspection, they basically use different methods ...

At a certain level, it can be argued that music is completely reliant upon the people who consume it. This does not simply mean in a business sense, as in needing a consumer base to listen to and ...

Named for Eazy-E's 1987 song, "Boyz-N-the-Hood" tracks a young boy (Cuba Gooding Jr.) who is sent to live with his no-nonsense father (Laurence Fishburne) in South Central Los Angeles, where he's ...

Nas isn’t just preserving Hip-Hop history—he’s actively building it, putting his voice, vision, and money where his legacy is.

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The inaugural gala honored the legends, leaders, and visionaries who turned hip hop from a Bronx block party into a global ...

I watched a new era in Stockton’s hip-hop scene come of age. Moving to the Central Valley city in the early 2000s, I found a hip-hop community that was its own form of resistance. Smoldering ...