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 ...

Bursting on the scene with jazzy vocals and impeccable style, Erykah Badu found her first #1 R&B hit with “On & On.” Power mixed this debut single that launched Badu into stardom. He refined the ...

A producer, recording engineer and sound mixer, he helped pioneer the early use of sampling in rap music, including on the influential album “The Low End Theory” by A Tribe Called Quest.

ThirumaLi is back, crooning against substance abuse this time. His latest music video, ‘Nonsense’, makes a powerful statement ...

Despite all the chatter and fear-mongering about the state of rap music, one thing is undeniable: the genre has never been this varied, with almost every subgenre enjoying momentum. So if you’re a fan ...

Hip-hop has been super volatile over the last couple of years. Given all the questions swirling around the genre during its 50th decade—who are the new stars? Where are the hit records? Is hip-hop on ...

On Friday, March 6, visitors to Kalamazoo Central High School can attend the second annual Symphonic Beats concert featuring ...

Many people know him by one name: Chance. A three-time Grammy winner with deep Chicago roots, Chance the Rapper is known for ...

Born in the Bronx during social and economic struggle, hip hop turned protest into creativity and grew into a worldwide ...

A public tribute event was held Monday for Watts, who died recently at age 54. The Swishahouse record label founder helped ...

On Friday, he released his new track.