The class will highlight the impact of women emcees like Lil Kim and Cardi B, while examining the culture’s history through a ...

The first listen of Ashley McBryde's next era. Today, she released her anthemic new single "What If We Don’t," a ballad that ...

At the time David Bowie was making Blackstar, the last album of his life, he and longtime producer Tony Visconti were listening to “a lot” of Kendrick Lamar. So much Lamar that he became a central ...

Keeping up with music news and resources like Spotify’s giant and regularly updated New Music Friday playlist are great ways to keep your listening habits from getting stale. Sometimes, though, you ...

Lincoln Center will present free and Choose-What-You-Pay events throughout October 2025, including the Festival of Firsts, Passing the Crown with MC Lyte and Rapsody, the Legacies of San Juan Hill ...

It’s been nearly a decade since MC Lyte released new music, but the rapper is back and better than ever. Suggested Reading Atlanta Nightlife Insiders Respond to 21 Savage’s Claim That the City’s Club ...

Jermaine Dupri is gearing up to take over the Essence Festival of Culture stage to honor his late friend, mentor and music icon Quincy Jones in New Orleans this weekend. "This is the Blackest festival ...

MC Lyte’s style evolution reads like a vibrant love letter to hip‑hop’s legacy. It’s bold, unapologetic, and endlessly elegant. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, she dominated stages and street corners ...

Roxanne Shanté is seated near the front row inside the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, where she’s minutes away from receiving a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. She’s accompanied by her Rock ...

April is approaching fast with much more than rainy days for spring blossoms. Grab your umbrella and hit the town for comedy shows from Katt Williams and Mike Epps, and concerts from Paul Simon, ...

Masters of the Mic, a hip-hop/R&B show, will perform July 19 in Tuscaloosa at the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater. The lineup features Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, Treach, and EPMD.