In the summer of 1998, the line to get into Mecca on a Sunday night might stretch from the entrance to the Tunnel nightclub on Manhattan’s 12th Avenue all the way to the end of the block; hundreds of ...

The 1990 bubblegum hip-hop comedy “House Party,” starring Kid ‘n Play (a.k.a. Christopher Reid with his fez-shaped fade, Christopher Martin with his wicked putdowns), was a movie that channeled the ...

Nic Adler, a restaurateur who doubles as Goldenvoice’s vice president of festivals, made Forever Pie his love letter to the Balistyx hip-hop parties he used to throw as an 18-year-old with Married ...

Come bring in the New Year with close friends and family on the dancefloor at Mayes on Polk Street! You already know we are partying all night! Come listen to some throwback hip hop and r&b jams and ...

From flea-market vinyl hound to white prince of New York’s hip-hop-fuelled ’90s club explosion, this fever dream of a ...

It's hard to remember a time where hip-hop wasn't a mainstay of American music. Nowadays, hip-hop is many things – unapologetic, lyrical, rhythmic, and above all, ubiquitous. Since its nebulous ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. If you ...

The 1990s is often referred to as the golden age of hip-hop. During that era, rap music gained more attention from mainstream audiences, regional music such as East Coast vs. West Coast was prevalent, ...

Beastie Boys and Run-DMC, Public Enemy and Salt n Pepa (Credit: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Michael Putland/Getty Images) In August 1973, the ...

Two desperate players try to stage the ultimate party at LeBron James's house, but the movie lacks the innocence — and the laughs — of its predecessor. Somehow landing in the middle of all that, here ...