ATLANTA — Fans, family, and friends gathered Sunday evening to honor Atlanta hip-hop icon DJ Unk at a heartfelt vigil celebrating his life and legacy. Known to the world as the artist behind the 2006 ...

LL Cool J not only performed hits like “Jingling Baby,” “Mama Said Knock You Out,” “Around the Way Girl,” and, of course, “Rock the Bells,” but he also had special guests that joined him during his ...

The yearlong celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary isn't slowing down — at least not in Delaware. Pioneers and legends in the culture from the 1980s to 1997, including local Jay-Z engineer Young ...

Hip-hop culture penetrates every aspect of people's lives, from the way they dress and speak to walk and dance. Though mostly associated with music, hip-hop from its inception has always been a ...

In 1979, at the age of 20, native New Yorker Kurtis Blow paved the way for hip-hop artists when he became the first rapper to sign with a major record label, Mercury Records, and soon achieved ...

KRS-One calls for recognition of Hip-Hop icons before it’s too late. Reflect on the legacy of Fatman Scoop and the need to honor artists in their lifetime. KRS-One has called on Hip-Hop fans and ...

Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so many, at first, ...