A nostalgic crowd turned out to see an all-star lineup on Friday at Yankee Stadium, not far from the genre’s birthplace. Outside Yankee Stadium, where “Hip Hop 50 Live,” a 50th-anniversary concert, ...

There are several ways to soundtrack a journey back from hell. On a Wednesday afternoon in late November, Jorge Pabón lifts himself out of his wheelchair, props himself up, and scrolls through his ...

It’s always awkward telling people what I do for a living. I’m a rapper. I also work as a professor of hip-hop. I work at the intersection of artmaking and academic research. I write music as part of ...

All-time greats Nas (working with producer extraordinaire DJ Premier) and De La Soul dropped lively, sonically eclectic ...

To commemorate the university’s sixtieth anniversary, SUNY Old Westbury partnered with the Hip Hop Alliance to produce an unforgettable concert headlined by the legendary Kurtis Blow. This milestone ...

Grandmaster Caz has been a part of Hip-Hop almost since it started. When he got in, the game changed forever. Talking to pioneers is one thing, but talking to Grandmaster Caz is another. The Bronx ...

When the Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” debuted in 1979, I remember it as a moment of connection. My parents purchased the 12-inch extended single for my sister and me. And, like many kids, we ...

From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

When 63-year-old hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow brings “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” to Providence Dec. 7, he’ll also be celebrating his 36th birthday. On Dec. 7, 2020, he woke up after a heart transplant. “I ...

The wife and I were watching some where the samples come from videos on youtube and I found out she knew most of the funk songs the samples came from, but really didn't know any of the rap songs. So I ...