Produced entirely by the legendary Marley Marl, Long Live The Kane marked the explosive arrival of the Brooklyn-bred ...

Hip-Hop icon Rakim, often hailed as your ‘favorite MC’s favorite MC’ is set to make a return to the music scene this summer with a new album. Titled God’s Network: Reb7th, the project marks Rakim’s ...

Hop” (Backbeat Books, 2026). I felt dumb for never making the connection until now. Rap and punk, argues critic Carlo ...

From Migos' Culture III to Tyler, the Creator's Call Me When You Get Lost, long hip-hop albums are still being made despite a rise in shorter albums. Offset was shot following an altercation at a ...

We offer up a goldmine of beats, loops, one-shots and multi-samples inspired by hip-hop's heyday, complete with vinyl crackle ...

The New York Knicks’ long-awaited championship parade will feature a heavy dose of hip-hop royalty, with Wu-Tang Clan among the artists expected to appear on a float celebrating the franchise’s first ...

Hip-hop is celebrating 50 years as a music genre this month, and some Long Islanders have been part of its journey. Freeport native Cassandra Jackson, also known as 1/2 Pint from Son of Bazerk, ...

Public Enemy's Chuck D and DJ Doctor Dré talk to Newsday's Rafer Guzman about LI's hip-hop scene. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams, Jr., Chris Ware, Jeffrey L. Williams, Andy Edelstein; Run-DMC, ...