Hip-hop pioneer Kool DJ Red Alert, who's credited with being the first person to make a mixtape compilation, has been honoured with a statue in...
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The inventor of the mixtape honoured with an interactive work of art
One of California's biggest producers believes the West Coast is once again "bubbling"
'Taylor Made Freestyle' is the latest in an ongoing feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar
Celebrating one of the most famous shots by celebrated photographer and composer Gordon Parks
The DJ, producer and radio icon leaves behind an incredible hip-hop legacy
The hip-hop landmark will be repackaged with bonus material, while a live stream and a Rough Trade New York event are also planned
RZA has said he hope this will be a watershed moment for hip-hop acts in Las Vegas
The 240-page memoir is set to be released next May
Florida footwork and hip-hop meets Italian synth work, via London
The celebrations also include an East Village pop up store and the final date of a three-day celebration at Gramercy Theatre
Tupac Shakur Way is located close to where the late rapper lived in the '90s
The reissue will feature bonus tracks including instrumental and acapella mixes
It marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with “immersive reenactments, oral history and expert discussion”
Making the iconic Homerpalooza cameo a reality after 27 years
Featuring Grand Master Flash, LL Cool J, Afrika Islam, Kool Herc, Keith Haring and more
Taken from the forthcoming album, 'Gentle Confrontation'
The NHS trust has acknowledged that there were “missed opportunities” during his treatment
The late rapper died in St. James' University Hospital in Leeds in October 2020 after having a rare adverse reaction to blood pressure medication
30 years after their debut, four rappers from Oakland, California, remember how they became one of the first crews on the West Coast to make a particularly conscious, lyrical strand of hip-hop, with an album that influenced generations of artists