On this date in 1985, Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons, alongside acclaimed filmmaker Michael Schultz, brought the early glory days of Def Jam Records to life with the Warner Brothers-distributed film ...

Hip Hop witnessed the arrival of a record that would forever change the culture. On this day in 1983, Run-D.M.C. released ...

Soul singer-songwriter William Harrison “Bill“ Withers passed away earlier this week (it was announced today) due to heart complications. The legendary singer was 81 and while his spirit has moved on, ...

Word had already hit the streets with serious buzz that Orlando “Pretty Boy” Watson and Bradd Young were bringing Krush Groove back to the big screen at the Tivoli next Thursday (Oct. 30) in a ...

I usually write this column based on whatever music I’m listening to during the week. Along with this column, my radio show on Wednesday nights follows the same idea, an hour of what I’ve been ...

Catching Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, the Valley’s most dynamic and compelling live act, in concert is reason enough to attend any event. But Saturday’s Afro Grooves fundraiser at Arizona Center has an ...

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A new series spotlighting underground music in both rock and hip-hop, a revamp of long-running request show “Control Freak” and the triumphant return of 1980s heavy-metal paean “Headbanger’s Ball” ...

In the 1990s, when alternative and rock-heavy festivals like Lollapalooza and H.O.R.D.E. ruled the large-scale concert landscape and hip-hop tours were underrepresented, a new kind of festival emerged ...

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Amapiano is still dominant, but this time around, South Africa’s local rap acts put up a good fight and there were a number of records that made a mark on the charts and in the hearts of music fans ...