2001: On May, 11, 2001, Marlon Brando, a member of Yonkers hip-hop group Sporty Thievz, died when he was struck by a car in the Bronx. Made up of Marlon Brando, King Kirk and Big Dubez, Sporty Thievz ...

NEW YORK --As rap continues to flourish in its third decade, becoming more mainstream each day, some of hip-hop's influential players say its time to take a step back and examine its impact. "It's a ...

ON the eve of this year’s “The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards,” the music magazine’s creator says the cops were to blame for the scuffles that brought the curtain down early on last year’s awards show.

On this day, June 28, in hip-hop history... 2001: Jay-Z ignites a full-blown rap beef with a few Queensbridge legends before bringing out the King of Pop, thus creating a few of the most iconic ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Actor, author, slam poet, hip-hop artist — Saul Williams just can’t sit while there’s ...

Two Latinos plan to rob dealers and use the money to record a hip hop album. The film's handheld, often POV-style camerawork attempts to add a grimy edge. StarringUnodoz J10 Jose E. DirectorLorenzo ...

Critics of hip-hop’s seemingly overwhelming materialism have a point. Many of the genre’s most popular acts produce music about as shallow as a wading pool, but that doesn’t mean that the music is in ...

At first, hip-hop was a New York phenomenon, and rappers bragged about what borough they were from—the members of Run DMC famously called themselves “Kings from Queens.” Then Los Angeles emerged as ...

It’s been two decades since Jay-Z made Hip-Hop history by bringing out the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, out to that Summer Jam stage in 2001. Although it happened at a time when camera phones weren’t ...

Jon B opened up about working with Nas on “Finer Things,” his Hip-Hop influences, and why his new album Waiting on You proves he’s far from finished. “They got Jon B here to see you,” he remembered ...