Los Angeles–based multi-instrumentalist and producer Nate Franchesco continues to carve out a unique creative lane by merging ...

When hip-hop started 50 years ago, it's fair to say that for most record labels, it was pretty much just a curiosity. By the 1990s, though, it had become a big business. But for artists working ...

There’s albums, concept albums, and then there’s “Raptor Rapture.” On Friday, May 16, Missoula band Mesozoic Mafia, led by musician Sean Burress, will debut its first album, a hip-hop creation themed ...

When hip-hop started 50 years ago, it was just a curiosity for the record labels. But by the mid-1990's, it was big business. For artists working outside the major-label system, though, there wasn't ...

Sugar Hill Records was connected to the Mafia it has been confirmed by The Sugar Hill Gang, as well as the owners of the label’s son! Hip-Hop pioneers The Sugarhill Gang and their record label, Sugar ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Dec. 25, 2023. Click here for that audio. In the years since hip-hop originated in New York, many other cities have fueled its global success. Memphis, ...

Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and we're looking back at albums that changed the game. Today, it's the group that took a shoestring DIY approach to creating horrorcore: Three 6 Mafia.

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