“To understand the power of hip-hop today, you gotta go back to where it all started,” LL Cool J narrates the clip as he walks the blocks of The Bronx where DJ Kool Herc once spun in the ’70s.

The beat selection is very old-school hip-hop and boom-bap influenced, with classic samples and production contributed by DJ Premier, Statik Selektah, J Dilla and Kirk Knight.

KOFA, a youth hip-hop collective based at Imagine Lincoln Public Charter School, will perform an end-of-year showcase on June 27 at the Suitland Creative Arts Center, highlighting a year of music, ...

It started in a smoky trap house in East Oakland, teens banging on a table, freestyling about scrounging up enough cash to ...

As WMAR-2 News continues to celebrate Black Music Month, we’re shining the spotlight on a bold, rising voice from West Baltimore who is unapologetic about making her mark in hip-hop: Miss Kam.

Armando "Decoy" Munoz is a Phoenix dancer who's found viral stardom popping and locking in the desert. Here's his story.

Combs denied the allegations and went to trial in a high-stakes federal sex crimes and racketeering case. The trial ended ...

A pair of California rappers have been named to this year’s XXL Freshman Class. The hip-hop and rap-oriented outlet has been ...

After decades of hits, highs and lows in hip hop, the iconic rapper says everything has changed. Why he's ready to move on after a final bow at Essence Fest on July 6 ...

Mia Valdez graduated from the University of Houston in 2018. She previously worked at KIII-TV 3News in Corpus Christi as a ...

Listening to LAZER DIM 700 in album format feels a bit like stopping a comedian during his set and asking him to explain why ...

A split decision that saw the fallen rapper and mogul escape being convicted of the more serious charges left observers ...