Wonder Mike, from left, Master Gee and Hen Dogg of The Sugarhill Gang perform "Rapper's Delight" at the BET Awards on Sunday, ...

Somehow, against all odds, these one-hit wonders climbed up the Billboard Hot 100 chart with lightning speed and became cultural standards.

Today we celebrate the 64th birthday of Curtis Fisher, better known as Grandmaster Caz—a pioneering MC, cultural preservationist, and one of Hip Hop’s earliest and most influential ghostwriters.

The anticipation is ramping up ahead of this year’s Beyond the Pale Festival after the release of a day-by-day breakdown for ...

Cincinnati Music Festival has found two headliners to fill the shoes left by Janet Jackson, who pulled out of the festival in ...

On this day in 1955, Clive Campbell—better known to the world as DJ Kool Herc—was born in Kingston, Jamaica. At the age of 12, he relocated with his family to the Bronx, New York, where his influence ...

While rap as a long and storied history in Black American heritage, one iconic sportsman of the 1960s has been credited with influencing the hip hop artform.

Best of Hip-Hop on Strings, The Link Auditorium, 4504 Westminster Place, St. Louis, 63108. For more information, visit Sun., Apr. 20, 4 p.m. Devin the Dude, Atomic Pavilion, 4140 Manchester Ave, St.

Saturday, July 26 at Paycor Stadium: LL Cool J with DJ Z-Trip, Lucky Daye, 112, The Bar-Kays, a tribute to Frankie Beverly, ...

LL Cool J, the two-time Grammy winner, returns to Cincinnati after last performing in the city at Riverfront Coliseum, now Heritage Bank Center, in 1989, according Setlist FM. This appears to be the ...