A nostalgic crowd turned out to see an all-star lineup on Friday at Yankee Stadium, not far from the genre’s birthplace. Outside Yankee Stadium, where “Hip Hop 50 Live,” a 50th-anniversary concert, ...

It’s always awkward telling people what I do for a living. I’m a rapper. I also work as a professor of hip-hop. I work at the intersection of artmaking and academic research. I write music as part of ...

There are several ways to soundtrack a journey back from hell. On a Wednesday afternoon in late November, Jorge Pabón lifts himself out of his wheelchair, props himself up, and scrolls through his ...

To commemorate the university’s sixtieth anniversary, SUNY Old Westbury partnered with the Hip Hop Alliance to produce an unforgettable concert headlined by the legendary Kurtis Blow. This milestone ...

Grandmaster Caz has been a part of Hip-Hop almost since it started. When he got in, the game changed forever. Talking to pioneers is one thing, but talking to Grandmaster Caz is another. The Bronx ...

When the Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” debuted in 1979, I remember it as a moment of connection. My parents purchased the 12-inch extended single for my sister and me. And, like many kids, we ...

The wife and I were watching some where the samples come from videos on youtube and I found out she knew most of the funk songs the samples came from, but really didn't know any of the rap songs. So I ...

MP3s are bubbling thanks to the influx of streaming and the fact that a whole generation of classic hip-hop songs and mixtapes are not available on streaming services. Last year, vinyl sales surpassed ...

The Hip Hop Chip Shop, a central hub for Manchester, England's hip-hop community, seen here on March 11, 2025. (James Francis Whitehead/Courthouse News) MANCHESTER, England (CN) — When local rapper ...

When 63-year-old hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow brings “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” to Providence Dec. 7, he’ll also be celebrating his 36th birthday. On Dec. 7, 2020, he woke up after a heart transplant. “I ...

2: BECK is a 23 year-old hip/hop folk rocker, who goes by first name only and whose single, "Loser" has become the anthem for the underachievers of Generation X. His music has been described as ...