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Legendary hip-hop acts Rakim and EPMD will perform a free show in New York City this Sunday afternoon (August 21). The show will be a celebration ...

Rakim speaks on his favorite verse, which he says is from the song "The Punisher"...

Every year, SummerStage, a sprawling festival set in New York City's idyllic park spaces, pays tribute to hip-hop new and old with a series of ...

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Having laced beats for his own M.O.P. projects since DJ Premier joined the squad for the Firing Squad album, Lil’ Fame has been taking notes ...

Twista experienced some of the biggest mainstream success of his career when working with Kanye West earlier this decade. We recently chopped it up with ...