The Brooklyn-born rapper helped shape one of hip-hop’s earliest rivalries before later dedicating her life to ministry. MC ...

Two Brooklyn Rap veterans are rumored to be receiving individual street co-namings in a move that has fans guessing. OK guys, it is rumor time. And this one is going to have you thinking. I cannot ...

Though they might not always be as heralded, women have played crucial roles in some of the most impactful rap battles in history. Now, in a debut book from veteran culture writer Brooklyn White-Grier ...

On this day in 1968, Brooklyn native Richard Simpson—better known to the Hip-Hop world as Chubb Rock—was born. The Ivy League dropout turned golden-era lyricist made a name for himself in the late ...

Brooklyn-born rapper and producer, Ka — who was also a 9/11 first responder — unexpectedly died over the weekend. He was 52. Kaseem Ryan, known by fans as “Ka,” passed away on Saturday in his hometown ...

It’s thanks to the best rappers of all time that hip-hop has continued to grow and become the beloved genre and influence it is today. Born in the Bronx in 1973, hip-hop music has become something ...

Today, Chubb Rock celebrates his 58th birthday, marking another year for one of Hip Hop’s most unique and underrated voices from the culture’s golden era. Born Richard Simpson in Brooklyn on this date ...