Thirty-two years later, Nas's ten-track masterpiece, Illmatic, is still one of the most important rap albums of all time.

Nas writes a powerful foreword for Miles Davis's centennial autobiography, connecting hip-hop and jazz through shared struggle and artistic innovation.

Read the hip-hop artist's reflections on how the jazz icon gave him a new understanding of music in a new foreword to the ...

Composer Brian Jackson speaks of his powerful and fraught collaboration with Gil Scott-Heron, ahead of a world-first tour celebrating the late musician’s legacy.

From crossover anthems like "Big Pimpin'" to ruthless diss tracks like "The Takeover," Jay-Z has more great songs than he has ...

The first Saturday at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival features performances by Stevie Nicks, Nas, Jason Isbell, ...

In 1939, the New York housing authority opened the Queensbridge Houses, typically shortened to just the QB. QB is a public ...

On this day in 2021, the Hip Hop world lost one of its most creative minds when Gregory Jacobs, better known as Shock G of ...

Battle rapper Dumbfoundead's memoir 'Spit' documents his rise from age 14 through the L.A. hip-hop underground, capturing the ...

Yungeen Ace's diss tracks become courtroom evidence as prosecutors play "Game Over" during opening statements in Julio Foolio ...