The Johnson Jukebox will come to The Drama Factory next month. The performance is set for 18 January 2026 at 4pm. Learn more ...

South African rap sensation Nasty C is redefining African hip hop with his latest album, FREE. Released on Tuesday, 30 September 2025, the album marks a seismic moment for African hip hop and is the ...

Two brothers appeared in court after their extradition from Eswatini in connection with the 2023 murder of South African Hip-Hop star AKA. Two brothers have landed in a South African courtroom after a ...

On this day 52 years ago (August 11, 1973), the world witnessed the birth of a cultural revolution. In the rec room of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, a young DJ named Kool Herc threw his legendary ...

We live in the Dot era. After demolishing rap rival Drake last year, Kendrick Lamar’s victory lap has dominated 2025 and the current hip-hop landscape. Super Bowl performance. More Grammy wins. “Not ...

In this powerful closing chapter of our Hip Hop Studies series, Dr. Reiland Rabaka invites us to step beyond the music and into the deeper meaning of hip hop as a worldwide movement for change. While ...

THAT COMBS FILMED. ALL MONTH LONG, WE’VE BEEN HIGHLIGHTING AMERICAN MUSIC GENRES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC APPRECIATION MONTH. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WE’VE COVERED THE ORIGINS OF COUNTRY AND JAZZ.

Andrea Bocelli debuts on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the first time with “Maria,” a Lil Wayne and Wyclef Jean track that samples his “Ave Maria.” SEVILLE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 16: Andrea ...