And now we know what took the rap and hip-hop icon too soon. His family along with the Wu-Tang Clan issued a statement to ...

Hip-hop didn’t just go viral on TikTok. It rewrote how songs blow up. Short hooks, simple dances, and fan participation now ...

Hip Hop Forever returns to SXSW 2026 on March 12 at Brushy Street Commons in Austin. The showcase features Indie Tribe, Derek Minor, Canon, Marty, and more, hosted by DJ Trendsetter Sense for a night ...

A Tribe Called Quest had the vision for “The Low End Theory.” The engineer Bob Power helped piece it together.

The hip-hop world was rocked this week by the news that Oliver “Power” Grant, a founding member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, has died. He was 52. According to reports, he died on Feb. 23. A cause of ...

Bob Power, the musician, producer, and engineer who worked with such artists as Erykah Badu, Chaka Khan, D’Angelo and David ...

Most people would never put Shakespeare and Kendrick Lamar in the same sentence. One composed sonnets for the Elizabethan ...

Last month, she became the first Japanese woman and first DJ of Asian descent selected as the official DJ for the 2026 NBA ...

Detroit 313 Selects Spotlights the City's Rising Music Economy in Austin SXSW is an opportunity to show the world that ...

The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys. At this year’s awards, taking place on Feb. 2, hip-hop and house ...

Rapper Chuck D, of Public Enemy fame, is one of several who agree that basketball greats and hip-hop excellence share a similar foundation.