Additionally, some Hip-Hop YouTube series entertain and educate new and old fans alike (e.g., DJ Premier’s So Wassup and ...

Death, though inevitable, is always a tough pill to swallow. This year, the rap world has been rocked by news of the passing ...

Growing up in South Jamaica, Queens, his early life was marked by tragedy when he lost his mother to drug-related violence at just eight years old ... hip-hop’s most influential figures. Few ...

With promoters Gluestick landing such a high-profile hip-hop act, this could be a turning point in the local music scene, with the hope of more big name artists ... some “old-skool, real street ...

Now, after years of serving up old-school beats and battered fish ... From those modest beginnings, the shop soon became a hub for hip-hop artists, fans and foodies. The Hip Hop Chip Shop was hardly ...

They’ve come to see hip-hop quartet Kasta ... certain amount of reading between the lines, but old-school rappers say newer generations of artists are absorbed by flashy lifestyles.