DJ Cassidy is bringing a version of “Pass The Mic” to the Big Apple this summer. The new concert series, “Pass The Mic Live!,” plans a celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with a show at ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- It was 1979 and the radio took Hip Hop to new heights with "Rappers Delight." "I just was blown away, went down to the local record store got the 12-inch and brought it home and ...

Last week, Kendrick Lamar’s “The Big Steppers” Tour became the highest-grossing rap tour in music history. On the heels of this news, LL Cool J and Rock The Bells announced “The F.O.R.C.E. Live” tour, ...

DJ Cassidy has announced “Pass the Mic Live! – Hip Hop 50th Anniversary Celebration,” set for July 21 at Radio City Music Hall. The one-night-only concert will feature Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, ...

Although the 50th anniversary of hip-hop is technically this October – in step with the first time that the “Father of Hip-Hop” DJ Kool Herc mixed records live at a Bronx party – celebrations have ...

Miami, Florida native Trick Daddy recently landed his own weekly radio show, “Dunk Rider Radio.” The show will be broadcast on XM Satellite Radio’s 66 Raw channel and will be recorded live from ...

Tavis Smiley talks to two of the pioneers of hip-hop on the Web: Steven Juon is founder and webmaster of one of the oldest hip-hop sites, The Original Hip-Hop Lyrics Archive, OHHLA.com, and Felicia ...

As a teen submerged in Vallejo’s 1990s hip hop scene, Andrew Lago was drawn to media and music. Today, he’s a Los Angeles-based radio host. With his online platform KB2G Radio, Lago aka “DL DA Arsun,” ...

LL Cool J arrived in the middle of this transformation, becoming a new prototype for the street image that major players and young fans gravitated toward. Confident, aggressive, stylish, and ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Last week, Kendrick Lamar’s “The Big Steppers” Tour became the ...