Thirty-nine years ago today (June 16), Afeni Shakur birthed Tupac Amaru Shakur, one of hip-hop’s most revered artists. Though his life tragically ended on September ...

The NBA and hip-hop are no strangers to one another, but there have been moments when they’ve made strange bedfellows. With the new basketball flick ...

A week after the untimely passing of Guru, Jeru the Damaja and Group Home—two rap acts that belonged to his Gang Starr foundation—will be playing ...

Hip-hop has a longstanding relationship with Sprite. What, you thought that Drake was the first rapper to “obey his thirst?” Wrong! The clear soda brand ...

Cormega’s taken his fair share of knocks over the years. The first and most notorious was his much-publicized dismissal from hip-hop super group, The Firm. ...

Sticking with my topic of choice in the conclusion of my blog week, I thought I’d pay homage to one of my favorite old-school rappers, ...

The fifth annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival went down this past Saturday (June 20) at Brooklyn Bridge State Park, offering a showcase for East Coast vets ...

Grand Puba revealed to XXLMag.com that he will drop a follow-up to his comeback disc Retroactive- due later this month - as well as reunite ...

A slew of classic hip-hop acts like EPMD, Brand Nubian, Black Sheep and Lords Of The Underground will be hitting the stage along with N.O.R.E., ...