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As the stars of hip-hop’s golden age approach their golden years, some confront questions about whether old blood can make new music

52-year-old rapper Common performs on Sept. 11, 2024, in Atlanta. Paras Griffin/Getty Images by A.D. Carson, University of Virginia It’s always awkward telling people what I...

From America to Africa: Hip-Hop in the Motherland 50 years later

BRAIN, AN ARTIST WITH STONE TOWN RECORDS; ZENJI BOI, OWNER OF STONE TOWN RECORDS;  A STONE TOWN RECORDS CUSTOMER. (PHOTO BY LAMONT JONES JR.) by...

Hip-hop and health – why so many rap artists die young

Hip hop artists, from top left, clockwise, DMX, Lexii Alijai, Prince Markie Dee and Trugoy the Dove have all passed away within the past...

David Banner: Sounds Off On Music, Politics and Race

David Banner: Sounds Off On Music, Politics and Race By Mary L. Datcher Arts & Entertainment Editor The music of the South is wrapped in…

Uncle Luke says rappers ‘wasn’t wifin’ hoes’ before Kanye

*Rappers and athletes have made popular the wifin’ of hos and tricks in recent years, and rap legend Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell is not...

The secret meeting that changed rap

The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and Destroyed a Generation Interesting Food for Thought. . . “The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and…

Slain Rapper Chinx Album Release Set for August 14

(June 2, 2015 — New York, NY) – eOne Music and Four Kings Management have announced the posthumous release of hip hop artist Chinx’s nearly-completed…

Twitter blasts 'Morning Joe' hosts for blaming rap music for racist Okla. frat video

Right wing conservative radio show hosts had the temerity to open the aperture in their faces to say that rappers are to blame for...

Legendary Sugarhill Gang's Big Bank Hank Dead at 57

A member of the pioneering rap group Sugarhill Gang, Big Bank Hank, died today. He was 57. Big Bank Hank, one-third of rap group The...

England Struggles To Understand Causes Of Riots|SPOTLIGHT

BY GEORGE E. CURRYEngland's attempt to fully understand rioting touched off by a policeman's fatal shooting of Mark Duggan, a 29-year-old Black man, in...

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