In August 1973, the Jamaican-born Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell held his first block party in the Bronx, bringing the Jamaican sound system culture to America and inadvertently providing the first ...

I’m a little bias in this opinion, but growing up in the ’80s was the best time ever. So much happened in the ’80s in terms of culture, pop culture, and entertainment. It was in the ’80s where hip-hop ...

“Rip to the greatest hip hop producer of all times…. Larry Smith. Produced my biggest and most significant hits.” – Rev Run He was a musician. Even today, you have beat makers and producers who are ...

The dentist’s drill. The garbage truck. Simulating the Texas Chainsaw Massacre in a slaughterhouse. Pretty unpleasant noises. And then there’s rap music. Most New Yorkers caught the first strains of ...

Iconic ‘80s Rap Legend Just Dropped the Sweetest Taylor Swift Story Ever originally appeared on Parade. Flava Flav just delivered the kind of unexpected crossover story that proves music truly has no ...

While they’ve certainly had their ups and downs, the ladies behind the icon rap group Salt-N-Pepa say they’ve never missed a beat. Now, every step they took on their way to becoming music legends can ...

We’re back at Sundance in the Vulture Spot, where we’re interviewing the casts and creators of the year’s buzziest films. Check out all our coverage from the film fest here. Anna Boden and Ryan ...

The hip-hop community has lost another pioneering emcee in the rap game. Rapper Chuck Freeze, of the 1980s rap group Jazzy 5 (or Jazzy Five), has passed away at the age of 54. According to The New ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — There’s a new exhibit making its debut at the Muskegon Museum of Art Thursday. Michigan native, Tiff Massey, is taking guests back to the 1980s with this hip-hop-inspired ...

To read more about the background of this list and my thoughts on making it, check out the introduction to my rankings. Without further ado, here are #80-71 of my top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the ...