Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso paid homage to the world’s first hip-hop comic book character with the unveiling of a Rappin’ Max Robot statue outside Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza. Standing ...
Rapper Buckshot, known for his music with the hip-hop groups Black Moon and Boot Camp Clik, is speaking out after he was recently attacked in Brooklyn. Buckshot, 49, a Brooklyn native born Kenyatta ...
Taxstone, the former hip-hop podcaster was sentenced to an additional 37 months in federal prison on Friday, May 29, 2026, in Brooklyn federal court — this time for masterminding a […] The post ...
In celebration of Black History Month, a photo installation at Brooklyn Borough Hall is putting “Brooklyn’s Finest: Legends in Focus” in the spotlight, paying homage to Brooklyn’s hip-hop history and ...
“Hip-hop was set out in the dark/ They used to do it out in the park” begins MC Shan’s classic 1986 single “The Bridge.” Yes, it was a mere 30 years ago that the biggest hip-hop events of the year ...
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office celebrated Black History Month with a star-studded tribute to 50 years of hip hop on Thursday, Feb. 23 at St. Francis College in Downtown Brooklyn. “Black music ...
In celebration of Black History Month, a photo installation at Brooklyn Borough Hall is putting “Brooklyn’s Finest: Legends in Focus” in the spotlight, paying homage to Brooklyn’s hip-hop history and ...
The longest-running free performing arts Celebrate Brooklyn! festival unveiled its lineup of artists for the summer and a special celebration of Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary. On Wednesday (May 3), BRIC ...
When New York rhymer Q-Tip and his A Tribe Called Quest dropped their classic hip-hop set Midnight Marauders in 1993, Kanye West-an avid fan of the trio-was 19. So you can imagine the joy he felt last ...
Today marks the start of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Entering its ninth year, it started at a time when the eyes of the hip-hop nation weren’t as glued to the culture’s birthplace as it once was, ...
They promise “the dopest cultural festival New York has ever seen.” That would be the 11th annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, which kicks off tomorrow and runs through Saturday, when it culminates with ...