Hip Hop Sweet Shop reopened in the Russell neighborhood in late 2024 after a fire shut down its former location. Here's what we tried.

Liberty City honors its hip-hop roots with a street renaming project, celebrating local legends who shaped U.S. music culture ...

Bashar Barakah Jackson (July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020), known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He was considered by many to be the face of Brooklyn ...

In the latest edition of his indie rap column No Filler, Andre Gee writes about new records from Brian Ennals and Infinity Knives,Ché Noir, and Lord Sko ...

Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, Playboi Carti, Drake, and The Alchemist stand as Hip-Hop’s dominant forces, pushing the culture’s ...

On this day (April 28) in 1994, Warren G released “Regulate” as his debut single. It quickly became one of the most ...

The rapper sat down with Nick Cannon and told stories of Cash Money's first label meetings in the '90s. Birdman revealed some ...

One particular document from his journals has been instructive to many fans – his top 50 ... and labels we’ve talked about on the list: from SST and Rough Trade to Geffen Records, Sonic ...

Shawn Fuller, who goes by the stage name "Zuc," has released a 10-song rap album called "Legacy." Best friend Ryan James is ...

When Wiz Khalifa arrives at the Rolling Stone offices the day before the release of Kush + Orange Juice 2, the sequel to his cult classic 2010 mixtape, he wastes no time getting right into the music.

Diddy's White Parties were defined by excess. As he heads to trial, the parties are now being examined through a new lens.

With Record Store Day 2025 (April 12th) upon us, we flick through our favourite London record shops and celebrate the unique ...