Kool DJ Red Alert will host The Eighth Annual Mixtape Awards, which will take place tomorrow evening in New York City.The event, which honors the record breaking work of the mixtape DJ, is an ...

In the chronicles of Hip Hop, the tale of the DJs who formed the genre’s foundation is a significant but frequently ignored episode. More than just record players, they were the masterminds behind a ...

A historic concert, 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop Mixtape Live, with 50 MCs from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s will take place on June 17, 2023, at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

In an industry that overwhelmingly prizes youth and novelty over experience, Keith Grayson, best known as DJ Kay Slay, was a rare beacon of continuity across hip-hop’s many eras. Though his early ...

Hip-hop star Keith Grayson — the East Harlem graffiti tagger, radio disc jockey, mixtape master, MC battle referee and recording artist better known as DJ Kay Slay — died Sunday, due to complications ...

Apple has appointed a new global editorial head for Apple Music specializing in hip-hop and R&B, with radio personality Ebro Darden leading the team curating tracks and handling new album and song ...

Steven Galindo, better known to Austin hip-hop and R&B fans as DJ Southpaw, has died. On Tuesday, local R&B station Hot 95.9 FM posted the news to their website, and Leon O’Neal, aka DJ Hella Yella, ...

North Texas rap legends like The D.O.C., Tum Tum and Big Tuck cemented the area’s hip-hop culture. Today their legacy lives on through the eccentric rap and hip-hop scene in North Texas filled with a ...

On this day in 1995, Compton’s own DJ Quik released his third album entitled Safe + Sound. Released on Profile Records, it peaked at number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certified Gold ...