Some figures in Hip Hop never had the opportunity to release a solo album or grab the microphone as the lead emcee, yet their ...

On this day in 1987, Heavy D & The Boyz made their mark on hip hop history with the release of their debut album Living Large on Uptown Records, the same label that helped usher in the golden era of ...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWWKianrVR1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link He was rough and tough and all that stuff … he made us dance and prance until we huffed and ...

The spirit of Heavy D lives on in striking fashion in his hometown of Mount Vernon, New York thanks to a new sculpture honoring him. Last Thursday (April 27), the late rapper’s family was joined by ...

The phenomenon has threaded through society since it was born in the Bronx in 1973. Hip-hop is on radio, television, fashion and sports arenas. This year the movement is celebrating a special birthday ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song's vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. It was then that hip-hop came into the ...