Fred Brathwaite — aka ‘Fab 5 Freddy’ — is a pioneering multimedia artist credited with bringing hip hop to the mainstream in ...

Nashville is known as "Music City" for its diverse heritage. Meet some of the women at the forefront of Nashville’s hip-hop ...

Madison Youth Poet Laureate and rapper Justin Russell insists he wrote his first rap song out of necessity. The diss track, aimed at a sixth-grade math teacher he despised, became infamous among his ...

Red Bull BC One returns to Denver spotlighting the thriving underground hip-hop scene, from breaking and DJing to graffiti ...

The new book from the hip-hop pioneer and "king of synthesis" demonstrates how Fab 5 Freddy was a bridge between the worlds ...

Now on its third volume, the Beer Chamber Mixtape series is an official bottling of what goes down at the Commission.

Ever heard people say, “I should have been born during that time”? Yeah, it happens all the time, whether it’s the ’60s, ’70s or some crazy medieval period. Well, ever wanted to be from the time of ...

Chika Takai moved from Tokyo to Atlanta as a student, later becoming a dancer and DJ for the Atlanta Hawks. When Megan Thee Stallion’s viral 2024 hit “Mamushi” was released, listeners were surprised ...

Tama L. Brisbane is Stockton’s Poet Laureate Emerita and a literary and performing arts consultant. I watched a new era in Stockton’s hip-hop scene come of age. Moving to the Central Valley city in ...

A new exhibit in Madison highlights Wisconsin's hidden hip-hop history. Curated by Gregory Doby and Menkhu Meri Maat, the exhibit runs through early September. The exhibit emphasizes community impact ...

The only time a conversation about the poor state of Nigerian Hip-hop was raised high enough to cause a change was when M.I Abaga released “Fix Up Your Lives”, and he had to be confrontational and up ...