MASTA ACE Masta Ace has done it right. Just like shrimps in a fine restaurant, a little goes a long way. For fifteen years, the Masta has been grinding, yet 2004 delivered only Ace’s fifth released ...

The 2004 National Hip-Hop Political Convention in Newark, New Jersey will take place this summer with strong support from various members of the Hip-Hop community. In addition to Princeton professor ...

Scott Matelic is an Indianapolis-born hip-hop producer and DJ whose sound emerges from the crate-digging traditions of DJ ...

2004. What a time to be alive. It was the year of flip phones, 4x throwback jerseys and tall white T-shirts in abundance. Hip-hop music-wise, the South was starting its cobra-clutch on the genre and ...

2004: Hip-hop has often been neglected at mainstream award shows. Hip-hop categories had often been historically neglected during the televised show. Meanwhile, hip-hop artists rarely get special ...

Hip-Hop VotingSome hip-hop industry figures are trying to mobilize more than 68 million people between the ages of 18 and 34 to get out and vote. But critics question whether they will have any real ...

It began when prisoners from urban jails were moved to new "supermax" facilities in rural Appalachia. The racial tension between white corrections officers and black inmates could be felt throughout ...

"World Hip Hop," the title of Sunday night's show at the Hollywood Bowl, was something of a misnomer. The acts that hewed closest to the titular style sounded very familiar, differing little, if at ...

What parts of contemporary culture have been most impacted by hip-hop, which this month celebrates its 50th anniversary and in 2017 surpassed rock as the most popular and widely consumed music in the ...