Akai just announced the MPC XL standalone studio. This unit is around four times as powerful as previous MPC grooveboxes.

James Bernard, one of the original architects who helped turn Hip-Hop journalism into a force, has passed away.

Hip-hop pioneers and NJ natives the Sugarhill Gang will perform at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, N.J., on January 10.

Troy Carter bought Pop Art Records, the Philly label behind Roxanne Shante's first diss track and Salt-N-Pepa's debut.

A federal judge agreed with Universal Music Group that the hip-hop act never owned the copyrights to its earliest work.

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Dancers from Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia demonstrate the fundamentals of their styles, revealing deep historical roots.

Maverick Nigerian singer Seun Kuti has claimed that his late father, Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, was also a forerunner of rap music. Seun Kuti made the statement during a recent episode of ...

A Manhattan federal court on Thursday rejected pioneering hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa's bid to reclaim copyrights from ...