On this day in 1993, Blastmaster KRS-One stepped out on his own and released his first solo album, Return of the Boom Bap, marking a powerful new chapter in the legacy of Boogie Down Productions.

1993: From transformative perspective, the death of Scott La Rock was in many ways the beginning of Kris Parker's solo career. KRS-One did not decide to strike out without the Boogie Down Productions' ...

A rapper and producer who began his career as the leader of Main Source, Professor was approached by Elkin during Streets' production to get his blessing on using a handful of old songs in the film’s ...

Writer, author and illustrator Riley Wallace is giving producers their well-deserved flowers in his newest book, From Boom Bap to Trap. “2021 has been a brutal year for Hip Hop losses; moreover, it’s ...

Seattle Weekly: As Boom Bap Project, you, DJ Scene, and Destro have been around Seattle’s hip-hop scene for a few years, but your new album, Reprogram, is being released by Rhymesayers Entertainment, ...

It’s been nearly a decade since the iconic concert Rock the Bells brought hip-hop’s greatest acts together for a night of epic performances. In 2008, monumental MCs such as A Tribe Called Quest, the ...

DIIV just released their terrific fourth album Frog in Boiling Water (read our review) which pulls influence from all manner of early-’90s alt-rock and lands right as the current shoegaze revival is ...

The West Coast got to enjoy a blissful moment of unity during Kendrick Lamar’s victory lap last year. Meanwhile, Atlanta is as prolific as ever, with Future’s sound recognizable across the charts and ...

Hip-hop sort of stumbled into existence at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx, N.Y., during the 1970s. There was no blueprint of what the culture was going to look like nor were there boundaries ...