Let’s go back, way back to a time when hip hop was the only thing blasting in your speakers. In honor of Black Music Month, we’re testing your hip hop IQ. Think you know everything about your favorite ...

For the past three days, it seems like everyone — “everyone” being defined here as rap fans of a certain age and disposition — has been losing their minds over Ice Spice’s Halloween costume and ...

Rap started to make its impact on the world of mainstream pop music in the late 80s. Little by little, bands and acts that had already become stars in the hip hop arena began to work their way higher ...

Old-school rappers Doug E. Fresh, MC Lyte and Big Daddy Kane took the Palace Theatre to school Friday night, with each proving their longevity in the hip-hop world. For three hours and two acts, the ...

Hip hop has never been just one thing. It started with block parties and breakbeats, but over time, it grew into a mix of styles that each reflect different places, stories, and sounds. From the early ...

“Imagine if a blue collar or middle-class sitcom dad … was cool enough to make rap music, that’s what I would be,” Tyrone Thomas, aka Klazik, told The Gazette. It’s a fitting description for the ...

HOBOKEN, NJ — Besides unique costumes and hilarious decor on Friday night, Hoboken Halloween had something else — old-school rappers. Members of The Sugarhill Gang, whose 1979 song "Rapper's Delight" ...