To hear some tell it, Vlad, AK, and Adam22 are the holy trinity of gutter media. Rap fans know the criticism, and much of it ...

Tshoma Pugh, aka Taco Bops (in glasses), pictured in the late 80s and early 90s with Masta Ace (top), KRS-One (lower left), and MC Lyte. Credit: Raymond Boyd Chicago hip-hop lost a foundational figure ...

The future of the BET Hip Hop Awards and Soul Train Music Awards is in limbo. In a recent interview with Billboard, BET CEO Scott Mills confirmed that the two staple awards ceremonies will not return ...

Hitman Howie Tee, the Brooklyn-raised producer behind “I Got It Made” and “Treat ’Em Right,” has died, leaving behind a legacy of beats that defined Hip-Hop’s golden era. Brooklyn’s own Hitman Howie ...

The former senior CIA officer who helped oversee the 2017 intelligence assessment on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election says Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and the White House ...

It started in a smoky trap house in East Oakland, teens banging on a table, freestyling about scrounging up enough cash to buy a twenty sack. A chant: “I got five on it.” What happened next was part ...

Intelligence agency officials like former CIA Director John Brennan must be held accountable for their role in advancing allegations about President Donald Trump’s connections with Russia during the ...

Tune in to for a six-hour Twitch-based livestream party and hear from six DJs on June 20. It’s going down on the live stream this Friday as The Hip Hop Museum and “Queen of Street Literature,” Wahida ...

More funding for the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) may be on the way in fiscal year 2026, as Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed budget, along with those put forward by the Senate and House of ...