Hip-hop and rap have been driving culture in the U.S. for almost four decades now, especially in America. So why are these ...

It was 1985. Hip-hop was entering its golden era, and Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh were putting on what they called "The Show." On that single's B-side was "La Di Da Di," one of the most beloved, and ...

DJs and MCs are more than tightly bound partners. They occupy the same audible space and time, trading sounds as if they all ...

Salt-N-Pepa confirmed a 2026 comeback tour and called out the music industry's streaming practices at the Hall of Fame ceremony.

DJ K-Nice (aka Ken Fisher) experienced an epiphany upon the first Fresh Fest concert in 1987. While watching Run DMC and Whodini, and DJs Jam Master Jay and Grand Master D, he knew that he was ...

LL Cool J was joined by his team from Rock the Bells, the Los Angeles-based company he co-founded with venture investor Geoff Yang in 2018 to honor the culture of hip-hop, particularly the ...

I am, as is well-known, an absolute sicko for any videogame that lets me conjure up some fabulous alternate history. Crusader Kings: what if Novgorod conquered Muscovy? Europa Universalis: what if ...

This month marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop, which began in the Bronx, New York, in August 1973. You can celebrate with the “Masters of the Mic: Hip Hop 50 Tour” at Wolf Trap in Virginia on ...

On this date in 1985, Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons, alongside acclaimed filmmaker Michael Schultz, brought the early glory days of Def Jam Records to life with the Warner Brothers-distributed film ...

The Times Cinema will no longer show a regular schedule of movies, the Washington Heights theater announced on social media Friday. After shutting down for the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the ...