R&B songstress and unofficial Ja Rule/Fat Joe Verzus MVP Ashanti has regained ownership of her masters and is now planning to re-record her 2002 self-titled debut album—a thing many music lovers had ...

Has hip-hop matured enough for its practitioners to deserve a place in the pantheon of dance legends? Philadelphia's Rennie Harris thinks so. The dreadlocked choreographer has embarked on a ...

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Feb. 27, 2002: Atlanta duo OutKast further solidified their status as hip-hop greats with a big Grammy win on this day in 2002. The album's first ...

Jam Master Jay, the pioneering DJ of Run-DMC whose real name was Jason Mizell, was shot dead in his Queens studio nearly 18 years ago at the age of 37. Two men have been charged in the fatal shooting ...

Today in hip hop history, in 2002, 50 Cent released ‘Guess Who’s Back?’. It was a compilation of street hits from his past street releases and mixtapes. However, it was this offering that would ...

Tavis Smiley talks to two of the pioneers of hip-hop on the Web: Steven Juon is founder and webmaster of one of the oldest hip-hop sites, The Original Hip-Hop Lyrics Archive, OHHLA.com, and Felicia ...

NEW YORK — Nearly two decades after the slaying of hip hop star Jam Master Jay, federal prosecutors said Monday they have solved one of New York City’s most enduring unsolved killings, charging two ...

At the dawn of hip-hop, he recorded with the Furious Five. Their hits included "The Message" and "White Lines (Don't Do it)." Nearly 30 years ago, Flash created the "Quick Mix Theory" — the process of ...

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Feb. 27 (UPI) --Two men on trial for the 2002 killing of hip-hop icon Jason Mizell, known by the stage name Jam Master Jay, were convicted of murder Tuesday, according to the Justice Department. Karl ...

IT'S A TUESDAY night in early August and 25 people -- a mix of whites, blacks, Asians and Hispanics -- have their feet planted on a scuffed hardwood floor at Joy of Motion dance studio in Bethesda.

NEW YORK — Nearly two decades after the slaying of hip hop star Jam Master Jay, federal prosecutors said Monday they have solved one of New York City’s most enduring unsolved killings, charging two ...