New B @ The Z on May 23 will spotlight New Bedford hip-hop through performances, competitions, workshops and community ...

A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, Mr. Bambaataa was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career.

Rappers Slick Rick, Trina and Tierra Whack share five albums that have captured the spirit of the medium over the years.

On this day in 1955, Clive Campbell, better known to the world as DJ Kool Herc, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. At the age of ...

The ongoing legal situation involving Pooh Shiesty and Big30 has grown far beyond the courtroom, evolving into a broader ...

At Madison Square Garden, hip hop witnessed a defining cultural moment that will live far beyond the night itself. The energy inside the arena was already electric for the “Little Miss Drama Tour,” ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from R&B/hip-hop artists like Anella and 89 the Brainchild. Two massive albums lorded over the hip-hop world this weekend: Ye’s long-awaited Bully and Yeat’s ADL.

Gwendolyn “Blondy” Chisolm might not be a name that modern rap and hip-hop fans know, but that probably should not be the ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from R&B/hip-hop artists like Jastin Martin and Mudbaby Ru. Another week, another head-spinning collection of hip-hop and R&B headlines. On Monday (March 23), the first ...

James Broadnax was a teenager when a jury convicted him of capital murder, with his rap lyrics presented as evidence he posed a threat of ‘future dangerousness’ James Broadnax has been locked up in a ...

Chisolm formed the group in Columbia, South Carolina in 1979 along with Angie B and Cheryl the Pearl. Their 1979 single “Funk ...