Hip-hop and R&B have traveled from the raw, message-driven beats of the '80s and '90s to today’s melodic, genre-blending sound. Artists like Blxst embody the modern wave—mixing rap and R&B with ...

From Illmatic to The Chronic, these are the most important—and greatest—rap albums of the ’90s. One rule changed everything: ...

The Zeiterion brings hip-hop center stage for New B at The Z, its first concert headlined by New Bedford MCs, on Saturday, May 23. Tickets for the concert start at ...

On & On will open in Wynwood, above Shiso, featuring live jazz reinterpretations of hip-hop classics every Friday.

Afrika Bambaataa passed away in early April, reportedly of prostate cancer, at the age of sixty-eight. His legend is a split one: that of the street griot who molded the genre of the century from the ...

Before sitting down for an interview on a recent afternoon, BNYX insisted on a tour of his Hollywood studio to highlight all ...

The self-titled LP by the Sugarhill Gang, released in 1980, is widely regarded as the genre’s first full-length record. Three rappers select the albums that have captured the spirit of the medium in ...

The 1940s were looking dire for Henri Matisse. The Nazis had just invaded France, and an operation to treat his abdominal cancer had saved his life but taken a grisly toll on his body. Amid that bleak ...

(Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images), (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images), (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET) The Game's Producer Turns Rapper's Infamous 'F3' Pickup Line Into a Song ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Jazz Fest’s second weekend returns Thursday, and some less-traveled areas of the festival grounds offer relief from the crowds and heat. The Rhythmpourium, near Folklife Village, ...

Kneecap’s Móglaí Bap has spoken about his mother’s death by suicide in advance of the release of a song he wrote in tribute to her called Irish Goodbye. The Belfast rapper, whose name is Naoise Ó ...

Kneecap‘s Móglaí Bap, real name Naoise Ó Cairealláin, has shared a heartfelt statement about his late mother's death by suicide ahead of his band's new song. Set to be released tomorrow, the band's ...