Category : Music

Hip hop dancer brings China and Uganda closer through fancy footwork

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Lil Durk Arrested, Charged With Murder-for-Hire

Cop Your XXL Merch Now Lil Durk has been arrested in South Florida and charged with murder-for-hire. Lil Durk Arrested for Murder-for-Hire On Thursday (Oct. 24), Durk was taken into custody in Broward County, Fla., XXL has confirmed via police recor...

Hip-Hop Museum Aims to Preserve the Genre’s Impact in a DisruptED World Part 2

October 24, 2024 50 years of hip-hop music industry Rocky Bucano Strong City Records +more Ron Stefanski Share this article Hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2024. The genre has reshaped music, fashion, language, and m...

Artist Spotlight: ISO TMTR Shares His Journey of Resilience & Authenticity | Jamn 957

In the ever-evolving landscape of hip-hop and R&B, ISO tmtr emerges as a compelling voice, bringing raw emotion and personal experiences to the forefront. His latest single, “COLD GAME,” serves as a profound exploration of life’s harsh re...

Hit-Boy Reveals His Father Big Hit Is Back in Prison

Hit-Boy shared the unfortunate news yesterday (Oct. 23) that his father Big Hit is back in prison. The producer posted a video of Big Hit speaking from a jail phone and sharing appreciation for his fans. “It’s free Big Hit, my n—a,” he said. “Yo...

Delaware Art Museum celebrates hip hop culture in summit

The Delaware Art Museum celebrates hip hop’s role in defining American culture with its 2nd Annual Hip Hop Cultural Summit. From its roots in inner-city neighborhoods, hip hop culture has grown into a multi-billion dollar entertainment juggernaut. I...

Search is on for Joburg’s next kwaito, hip-hop, dance, drama and poetry sensation

The City of Johannesburg invites visual and performing artists to audition for this year’s talent search initiative. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a...

Drake birthday: A timeline of the rapper’s beef with Kendrick Lamar

Your support helps us to tell the story This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting. Your support a...

Hit-Boy Reveals Big Hit Has Returned To Prison In Heartfelt Post

Hit-Boy has confirmed that his father and collaborator, Big Hit, has been sent to prison. On Wednesday (Oct. 23), the Grammy award-winning producer took to Instagram, where he posted a heartfelt message to his followers about his dad. Sharing a...

Fresno County taking tougher stance on graffiti, vacant buildings

FRESNO COUNTY – Supervisor Steve Brandau has taken a step closer to cleaning up Fresno County. At a prior Board meeting, Brandau introduced two countywide resolutions. The first had to do with abandoned buildings; the second, with graffiti. At that...

Hit Boy Reveals His Dad Big Hit Is Back In Jail

Hit Boy has revealed that his father Big Hit is already back in jail, just a year after he was released followingly a lengthy stint behind bars. Big Hit, 52, has spent much of the last 30 years in prison for various crimes before he was freed in May...

Banksy prints, notes, and burner phones: The anonymous artist’s former agent is saying goodbye to his archive

Banksy prints, handwritten notes, a pair of trainers – and even a collection of “burner phones” – are among scores of items set to be auctioned from “the most definitive archive” of his early work. Steve Lazarides,...

New Children’s Book Series Explores the Roots of Hip Hop with Easy A.D. of the Legendary Cold Crush Brothers

The Source |Today In Hip Hop History: Onyx Dropped Their Second LP ‘All We Got Iz Us’ 29 Years Ago

On this date in 1995, Queens legends Onyx released their second full-length album All We Got Iz Us under Rush Associated Labels and the JMJ Records imprint. It is reported that Def Jam Records’ Lyor Cohen offered Fredro Starr $1 million in 1994 to...

Barry McGee’s latest SF exhibition, and how he turns street trash into art

Twist, P.Kin, Lydia Fong — those names probably ring a bell if you love graffiti art. And they’re all monikers of Barry McGee. Back in the 1990s, Barry was part of a group of young, San Francisco artists inspired by the urban culture of The Mission...