DENVER — An all-female hip-hop celebration featuring Grammy Award-winning artist Rapsody will take the stage at Levitt Pavilion Denver on Aug. 23, highlighting the contributions of women in hip-hop ...
In 1973, 25 dollars and a mission to go back-to-school shopping pushed adolescent Cindy Campbell to host an event that would inadvertently lead to the genesis of hip-hop. Campbell planned and hosted ...
After nearly 20 years, female rappers are again dominating the charts. Cardi B made history in early March, becoming the first female rapper to have five No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, two ...
It’s 2025, and female rappers are in their Renaissance era — and no, we’re not talking about fangirling over Beyoncé. We’re talking about embracing a cultural rebirth that lets women run rap. We all ...
Dr. Marcyliena Morgan, the founding director of Harvard’s Hiphop Archive & Research Institute, which now bears her name, died September 28 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. The linguistic ...
St. Louis has a history as a musical culture shifter. Jazz, the blues, rock and roll are just a few of the genres where artists with roots in the region have had a pivotal role in shaping sound for ...
Her university’s vast collection of albums, scholarly essays and other ephemera helped establish rap as a course of serious study on a par with classical music.
I’m no stranger to random epiphanies, but strangely enough, one hit me while attending a rap concert earlier this year. Now, for context, when I’m at a concert, especially those of the hip-hop ...
A lot can change in two decades. Queerty is not only celebrating our 20th birthday this year but also the queer-friendly ...
Kendrick Lamar was the biggest winner of the 25th BET Awards on Monday night. Broadcasting live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, the show crowned SZA as best female R&B and pop artist, while ...