Rap eras come and go like denim trends. Sometimes you think back to a moment in time that felt like an eternity only to realize it was only a few years, maybe even a few months. For rap fans, one of ...

The topic of classic hip-hop albums is among the quintessential barbershop conversations that has transcended from shop chairs to social media platforms. And of course, no one LP is at the helm of the ...

Over the Fourth of July weekend, rap artists Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, Mr. Cheeks, Dana Dane, Special Ed, Nice n Smooth, and KRS One performed at the annual hip-hop classic concert at the Mable ...

Mark your calendars for an event that’s set to be the ultimate celebration of classic hip-hop and R&B. On September 15th, 2024, from 3 PM to 12 AM, Barcode N.J. will be the epicenter of hip-hop ...

The last decade of hip-hop history is about the destruction of consensus. The neat, precise stories we once told about rap music in the '90s have unraveled to a degree, as regional histories and ...

Timbaland and Metro Boomin are sitting in 11th Street Records in Las Vegas one afternoon in July, talking about the difference between a hit and a classic. “You did ‘Bad and Boujee,’ ” Timbaland notes ...

Hip-hop legend Juvenile revealed intense creative conflicts with producer Mannie Fresh during the recording of “Back That Azz Up” on Uproxx’s “Fresh Pair.” He described the studio atmosphere as a “war ...

The Hip Hop Classic tour touches down Saturday, bringing Scarface, Slick Rick, Doug E Fresh, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane and DJ Jazzy Jeff. It’s a supernova of ’80s and ’90s beats and rhymes, featuring some ...

I first noticed Siccness.net in 2009, when they released Beanie Sigel’s street album, The Broad Street Bully. The label name struck me as profoundly dubious, like one of those shell companies that ...

The Crocodile might’ve waddled a few blocks north, but opposite the old venue at Second Avenue and Blanchard Street, a new music night is taking shape in the heart of Belltown. In the summer of 2024, ...

Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike and his trusty DJ Trackstar kept the party going Saturday night (Sept. 23) backstage at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Ky., entertaining hundreds of revelers ...

Hip-hop classics to lasers to tips about summer party etiquette: 50 Cent's The Final Lap show on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the PNC Bank Arts Center had at all. It wasn't perfect, but it sure wasn't ...