In a world saturated with hits and hooks, sometimes it’s the stitching on your cap or the print on your shirt that keeps the rhythm of your fandom beating strong. Underground hip-hop artists are ...

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You need look no further than Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Watch the Throne or Let God Sort ’Em Out to realize great rap albums aren’t always created in silos. Hip-hop collectives unite under a ...

Local emcee and cultural archivist Lyrikill is spotlighting the city’s independent hip-hop community with We Never Close.

AMSTERDAM, NL — The American underground officially crossing the Atlantic Swamplandz in Amsterdam descends upon the Netherlands for a one-night-only showcase of raw, unfiltered hip-hop energy. The ...

A Black Horizons special exploring Pittsburgh’s underground hip-hop scene and its four elements. This Black Horizons special documents Pittsburgh’s underground hip-hop community through its four ...

After releasing his final album, “The Thief Next to Jesus,” in August, New York-based rapper Ka has died at the age of 52. According to a post to his Instagram profile on Monday, Oct. 14, the ...

Join 24,000 of your neighbors and stay in tune with the Triangle. Let’s go back to the late ’90s, when radio rap wasn’t a wasteland and underground hip-hop had yet to swallow itself. The Roots were ...

The National Hip-Hop Museum (NHHM) closed out the year by honoring hip-hop legends at their Hip-Hop Holiday Honors held at the historic Bethesda Theater on Dec. 28. The recognition was in conjunction ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, legendary Texas duo UGK, Bun B and the late, great Pimp C, released their monumental double album Underground Kingz on August 7, 2007, via Jive Records. As UGK’s fifth ...

Bankstown’s own BAYANG (tha Bushranger) and Melbourne producer Kuya Neil highlight their experimental spirit.