The book that inspired today’s playlist, the cultural critic Lucy Sante’s “I Heard Her Call My Name,” isn’t about music per se. As its subtitle attests, it is mostly “a memoir of transition,” centered ...

Michael Jackson was a big influence in hip hop in terms of the visual style of his dancing and he also pioneered the music video. My other favourite artists include: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious ...

The ATLiens are in the running for Rock Hall consideration. OutKast are among the nominees for the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys.

10 beloved films and a $6 billion box-office haul have cemented Fast and Furious as one of Hollywood's most iconic and longest running movie franchises of all time. Over almost 25 years ...

Tracks like Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message” vividly depicted the reality of living in poor, urban communities, while Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” and Tupac Shakur’s “Keep Ya ...

Hip-hop legend Roxanne Shanté is set to become the first solo female MC to receive the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The Recording Academy recently revealed that the rapper, who rose ...

Tracks like Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message” vividly depicted the reality of living in poor, urban communities, while Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” and Tupac ...