A ball cap and dark sunglasses is all that seemingly distinguishes Son B from his alter ego, O’Shea the Wicked. But the rapper’s persona, the one that he carries underneath the simple aesthetics he ...

AMSTERDAM, NL — The American underground officially crossing the Atlantic Swamplandz in Amsterdam descends upon the Netherlands for a one-night-only showcase of raw, unfiltered hip-hop energy. The ...

“I feel fucking inspired,” a man screamed in my face during Divine’s performance at the sold-out Mumbai leg of his 2021 Punya Paap tour. “This guy is a fucking king. He has changed the face of the ...

Mick Jenkins has a chip on his shoulder when it comes to defending hip-hop’s under-appreciated underground. “We’re celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, and a lot of artists like myself who’ve been in this ...

A Black Horizons special exploring Pittsburgh’s underground hip-hop scene and its four elements. This Black Horizons special documents Pittsburgh’s underground hip-hop community through its four ...

ATLANTA - Legendary music producers Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri and others are bringing a special hip hop pop-up experience to Underground Atlanta. This one-of-a-kind collaboration aims to celebrate ...

Truth Universal was born in Trinidad and moved to New Orleans in 1977 at 4 years old, growing up on St. Bernard Avenue in the 7th Ward and in New Orleans East. After getting hooked on hip-hop culture ...

After releasing his final album, “The Thief Next to Jesus,” in August, New York-based rapper Ka has died at the age of 52. According to a post to his Instagram profile on Monday, Oct. 14, the ...

The National Hip-Hop Museum (NHHM) closed out the year by honoring hip-hop legends at their Hip-Hop Holiday Honors held at the historic Bethesda Theater on Dec. 28. The recognition was in conjunction ...

St. Louis’ underground hip-hop community shines a light on itself once again with the fifth annual S.L.U.M. Fest Hip-Hop Awards. Acts such as Tef Poe, Bates, J.R., the Domino Effect, Murphy Lee, DJ ...

Legendary Atlanta producers Dallas Austin and Jermaine Dupri are now in their 50s so it only seems apropos that they have teamed up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop by opening an ...

INSPIRES PEOPLE. WHEN YOU SIT IN ONE OF THESE SEATS HERE AT BALTIMORE CENTER STAGE. AND WATCH EXODUS, YOU’RE IN FOR A FUSION OF HIP HOP AND HISTORY. SORT OF LIKE A HAMILTON STYLE, BUT WITH A MESSAGE ...