Death is so common in hip-hop now that we don't even take time to mourn the deceased. The sudden departure of the BET Hip Hop Awards (HHA) from cable television was announced last month and it ...

RICHARDSON, Texas — It’s karaoke night at the String Bean in Richardson. When Cristy Medearis, known professionally as DJ C-Rae, started deejaying at the restaurant just a few weeks ago, she never ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

Our journalism is only possible with support from you, our readers. The news mainstream media just doesn’t cover. Racial justice journalism since 1909. New York’s Busta Rhymes, who first burst onto ...

The dynamic duo that still has a spot on many hip-hop lovers’ Top Five list has a fascinating backstory that is just as much business as it is personal. If you listened to hip-hop in the late 1980s ...

2024 has been a big year in hip-hop, and thanks in part to the return of some of hip-hop's biggest names, the sales numbers are turning up. Tyler, The Creator's Chromakopia album produced big numbers, ...

For rapper Killer Mike, the ’80s was the most impactful decade of sound. Sitting down with SPIN and Bose as part of our Decades of Sound collaboration, Killer Mike shares his thoughts on the eclectic ...

Last year, we published our inaugural Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking. Joe Budden took the top spot. Fierce commentary ensued, from those both on and off the list. Life moved on. The hip-hop media ...

Chreece Hip Hop Music Festival returns to Fountain Square Aug. 24. (Photo provided) Chreece Hip Hop Musical Festival returns to Indianapolis Aug. 24. The independent musical festival, which aims to ...