Category : Music

17-year-old paves her own path to success with dance studio

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Many 17-year-olds are using this time to look for colleges, figure out their next steps in life and just getting ready to graduate high school. One Louisville teenager, however, is already taking that next step, paving...

‘The Hip Hop Nutcracker’ plays Mahalia Jackson Theater on Nov. 29

Kurtis Blow loves Christmas. So much so that when the then up-and-coming New York emcee was approached in 1979 about appearing on a Christmas-themed rap song, he went for it. And “Christmas Rappin’” became his debut single. Co-written with producers...

The Source |Hip Hop Law, Crime and Justice: 5 Hip Hop Legal Cases on Horizon NOT Involving Diddy

The link between Hip Hop and the criminal justice system along with civil litigation has always been there, unfortunately, but as the music’s most prolific and culturally relevant genre continues to rise in influence, it feels like more and more arti...

Nas salutes Kendrick Lamar for keeping Hip Hop alive

Image Image Credit Lester Cohen / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Nas, Kendrick Lamar Image Size landscape-medium Image Position center Kendrick Lamar said that he wanted to “watch the party die,” but the release of GNX and the fl...

Ashtabula rapper bringing urban wear to Main Avenue with launch of MPG Apparel

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } ASHTABULA — A new clothing store, MPG Apparel, is set to open on Main Ave Dec. 1, offe...

Exhibition of uprising graffiti begins at Drik

Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed, among others, holds the copies of the book titled ‘Paint Your Sky, Make it Yours: Future Bangladesh in the Eyes of the Youth’ on the opening day of an eight-day photography and video exh...

Traverse City Mural Festival Planned for 2025

Following positive responses from both artists and the public to several recent local mural projects, the Traverse City Arts Commission (TCAC) is planning to bring a new weeklong mural festival to the city in September 2025. At least five artists a...

LA Times Today: L.A.’s. new graffiti wars: A bold generation of taggers hitting high-profile targets

Nov. 22, 2024 8 AM PT Call it art or call it vandalism – graffiti can be found on nearly every street in L.A. But there’s been a change in the city’s graffiti culture. The targets of the taggers have gotten much bigger as street artists try to m...

The Source |Lola Brooke Drops New Single “Go To Yo Head”

Today, Platinum-selling rapper Lola Brooke (Team Eighty Productions/Arista Records) unleashes her new song, “Go To Yo Head.” The anthemic, unruly track finds the breakout emcee in her lyrically-savvy element, delivering poignant punchlines to match...

The Source |Chance the Rapper Graces the Cover of Ocean Drive Magazine’s Annual Art Issue Ahead of Miami Art Week

Grammy-winning artist and cultural innovator Chance the Rapper is the cover star of Ocean Drive magazine’s highly anticipated Annual Art Issue. The feature dives into Chance’s trailblazing career, his interdisciplinary approach to art and music, and...

The Source |Today In Hip Hop History: Kanye West Dropped His ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ LP 14 Years Ago

On this day in 2010, famed producer Kanye West released his fifth full length studio album entitled My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy on the Def Jam Recordings/Roc-A-Fella imprint. West delivered the album of the decade in 2010.From its composition...

One of 3 Men Convicted of Killing Mac Miller Released From Prison

One of the three men charged with selling the drugs that killed rapper Mac Miller has been released from federal prison, TMZ has learned. According to a r...

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre Drop New Single “Outta Da Blue” Ahead of Collaborative Album

Global rap legends Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have released their new single, “Outta Da Blue,” featuring Alus. Produced by Dr. Dre, Dem Jointz, BoogzDaBeast, and FNZ, the track arrives via Death Row, Aftermath, and Interscope. The duo previewed “Outta D...

Kendrick Lamar just shock-dropped a new album, and Twitter is losing its mind

Image Image Credit Christopher Polk / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Kendrick Lamar Image Size landscape-medium Image Position center On Friday (Nov. 22), Kendrick Lamar decided to drop a surprise new album, his sixth studio rele...

Nuno1K Drops New Album ‘Hardest Migo in the DMV’

Washington, D.C.’s Nuno1K has returned with his latest LP, Hardest Migo in the DMV, a 17-track project that blends Spanish and English to carve out a unique space in his region’s music scene. The album chronicles his journey to prominence while hint...