The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to ...

H. Rap Brown, now known as Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, quietly passed away over the weekend. He died in federal custody after a ...

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After the rapper’s 1979 hit “Christmas Rappin’,” his song “The Breaks” was the first rap single to go gold. Now he’s ...

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Comedian Tahir Moore will perform back-to-back stand-up sets at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club, 1207 Front St., in Old Sacramento. Moore is known for his role as ...

HansTolo Enterprises, founded by Tone Lopez and Rafiki Rhodes, is making waves in the music industry, pushing for diversity ...

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New York isn’t dead, says Maxelle Talena in the latest of tQ’s dispatches from the North American underground. It’s being ...

Dive into the texts that capture the genre’s evolution—from street cyphers and style revolutions to political expression and Black culture.