Afrika Bambaataa passed away in early April, reportedly of prostate cancer, at the age of sixty-eight. His legend is a split ...

Hip-hop production has transformed from block party turntable battles into a global, tech-driven art form. Producers have embraced drum machines, samplers, DAWs, and now AI to push sonic boundaries.

Fabolous released a new freestyle, "WYFL (Brooklyn Badness)," built on the WYFL instrumental, marking his continued activity ...

School Yard Rap partners with schools to deliver hip-hop expanded learning programs. Proposal lists R.A.P. camp and an affinity camp; district says open to all students. Controversy centers on ...

A reader recently asked us which old-school rap songs would never survive a modern label’s legal review, and honestly, the list writes itself. It sounds simple until you actually start answering it.

Bronx School of Hip-Hop was approved as America’s first public high school centered on Hip-Hop culture, set to open in the South Bronx in 2026. Education officials made history last month when they ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

There are a few words that have been tossed around when discussing the Sixers’ start to the season — whether it’s complimenting their “box office” backcourt, or discussing the team’s early “resiliency ...

When Garfield Lemonius joined Point Park University’s faculty as an associate professor in 2010, the professional dancer, choreographer and educator felt the dance program needed to increase diversity ...

They’re still number one in the 631. Rap pioneers JVC Force put the suburbs on the hip-hop map with the iconic anthem “Strong Island” in the late 1980s — and their funk-filled ode to Long Island has ...