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Review: Hip-hop's travels, from Queens to L.A. to Houston, get their due in an oral history
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJonathan Abrams' 'The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop,' goes beyond New York's...
Hip-hop Grew Up: Austin rapper and noted scholar Bavu Blakes on the culture at 50
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOn August 11, 1973, Cindy Campbell rented the recreation room of her apartment building at 1520...
Here are 25 songs that define South Florida hip-hop
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSouth Florida’s place in hip-hop history cannot be overstated. It is, after all, the birthplace of the South’s first subgenre of hip-hop and the South’s...
Drake Gathers GOATs of Canadian Hip-Hop, Duets With Nelly Furtado in Historic OVO Concert
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor Torontonians attending Drake’s History venue on Thursday night, OVO — for October’s Very Own,...
33 rappers who have “Lil” in their name
Revolt via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLil Jon and Lil Scrappy Most of us didn’t get to choose our names. However, a select group of exceptionally talented individuals did get to pick what...
Black History Month 2024: Events, celebrations, movies and more in metro Phoenix
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFebruary is Black History Month and metro Phoenix is gearing up for a series of events that...
Rising country stars strengthen the genre's unprecedentedly authentic hip-hop ties
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPlease don't stop me, because you haven't heard this one before. A blues man, soul crooner, gospel...
What T.I.’s ‘Trap Muzik’ Still Gets Right About the South 20 Years Later
Billboard via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of 20 years...
'I said a hip-hop, the hippie, the hippie / to the hip, hip-hop and you don't stop...'
LA Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn R&B singer-songwriter-turned-exec, Sylvia Robinson founded the seminal rap label Sugar Hill...
André 3000's new album marks departure from rap roots: "Life changes"
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAndré Benjamin, better known as André 3000, said he sees a "completely different person" when he...
