Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clockwise from bottom left: Greg Mack mans the boards; Mack, left, with Will Smith and Tatyana Ali; Eazy-E and Mack; Janet Jackson ...

It appears that 2015 will be a good year in Indianapolis for Doug E. Fresh and A Tribe Called Quest. Rap acts that haven't landed on the Billboard charts in years are populating the playlist at ...

In cities across America, a quiet shift is taking place that could mean a lot for hip-hop fans and artists. The emergence of “classic rap” radio is becoming a very real phenomenon that many fans have ...

Take a look at our sit-down with Syndicate Radio’s Nick Ospina, Justin Muzack and Kent Mulato as we dig deeper into the world of underground radio and how they built their rapidly rising radio show in ...

Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins said he expects the Hot 96.3 hip-hop format to live on after his company completes a sale of the 96.3 FM frequency to the Bible Broadcasting Network. While stopping short ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. Back ...

Being a host for a college radio station, and more importantly, the only hip-hop timeslot on WUOG 90.5 FM, Akeeme Martin knows all too well the realities of the genre.

The classic hip hop radio format isn’t exclusive to Dallas, of course. In recent years it’s been a growing trend, having started in New York, and in fact Boom 94.5’s sister station in Houston, KROI 92 ...

Radio conglomerate Entercom flipped its FM sports station The Fan to a hip-hop/R&B format Monday afternoon, branding the new station Hot 105.7. The Fan sports-talk format will continue on sister ...

On Friday, Townsquare Media announced hip-hop music is hitting the airwaves of northern Colorado with the launch of Power 102.9, a new FM station and app dedicated to only playing hip-hop music. Power ...

The Drop will begin broadcasting on 104.7 FM on Monday, Feb. 15. One of the country’s first public media urban alternative radio stations, The Drop, which debuted in 2019, will continue to broadcast ...

HOT 107.5, Detroit’s only all-hip-hop station and Michigan’s first Black-owned FM station. In celebration of hip hop’s 50th birthday, HOT 107.5 WGPR FM President Kenneth Hollowell and Marketing & ...