AMSTERDAM, NL — The American underground officially crossing the Atlantic Swamplandz in Amsterdam descends upon the Netherlands for a one-night-only showcase of raw, unfiltered hip-hop energy. The ...

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

After releasing his final album, “The Thief Next to Jesus,” in August, New York-based rapper Ka has died at the age of 52. According to a post to his Instagram profile on Monday, Oct. 14, the ...

Chicago rapper Recoechi (back row, center) recently started working with Closed Sessions, and he brought friends and family to the label’s anniversary party to hype up his set. Credit: Mark Braboy for ...

Truth Universal was born in Trinidad and moved to New Orleans in 1977 at 4 years old, growing up on St. Bernard Avenue in the 7th Ward and in New Orleans East. After getting hooked on hip-hop culture ...

A Black Horizons special exploring Pittsburgh’s underground hip-hop scene and its four elements. This Black Horizons special documents Pittsburgh’s underground hip-hop community through its four ...

Like many of his peers in this milieu, Ka was once an also-ran in the hypercompetitive rap industry. He came of age in the Eighties crack era, as he told Red Bull Music Academy in 2016: “Put like this ...

Photo taken in 2012 of 7th Heaven marquee, many local hip -hop artists are sad to hear that it’s closing after 50 years remembering when this was the only music store in town selling their music. Some ...

The National Hip-Hop Museum (NHHM) closed out the year by honoring hip-hop legends at their Hip-Hop Holiday Honors held at the historic Bethesda Theater on Dec. 28. The recognition was in conjunction ...

On this day in 2021, the Hip Hop world lost one of its most creative minds when Gregory Jacobs, better known as Shock G of Digital Underground, passed away in Tampa, Florida. He was 57 years old.

BERKELEY, Calif. - Mexodus is what is described as a live-loop musical about the underground railroad that led south to Mexico. Now on the stage at the Berkeley Repertory Theater, this two-man show ...