Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly wasn’t just an album—it was a bold reimagining of what hip-hop could be. By ...

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present Hip Hop &, a new annual season focus highlighting hip hop's intersections with other genres, forms, and disciplines. Each year, Hip Hop ...

LSU’s Tiger Girls lit up UDA Nationals with a Kendrick Lamar medley inspired by his Super Bowl Halftime Show. Watch the viral ...

A grin spread across Quik’s face. “This is a jazz club, ain’t it?” he asked the crowd.

The late J Dilla is among the hip-hop greats being honored at the Kennedy Center’s inaugural hip-hop festival. The late Slum Village member J Dilla, along with Rakim and DJ Jazzy Jeff, is one of the ...

DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince are reuniting and returning! Will Smith and his legendary DJ partner, Jeff Townes, are set to perform as part of “A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop.” Smith and ...

Jazz and hip-hop are technically different genres of music, but for bassist and composer Giulio Xavier Cetto, the connection between the two is indivisible. “My main goal is to support as a bass ...

Listen to an interview with Brandon Meeks, an Indianapolis–based jazz bassist, bandleader and hip-hop producer, widely ...

The award-winning duo joins a star-studded lineup of guests. Will Smith will not be able to attend the Academy Awards’ Oscar ceremony until at least 2032, but the legendary actor/rapper will be part ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, the rapper turned actor Will Smith along with DJ Jazzy Jeff released their second LP, He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper. This was the first double album in Hip Hop in its ...

The Grammy Award-winning duo will be joined by LL Cool J, Queen Latifah and more celebrated rap stars during this televised hip-hop tribute, taping Nov. 8 and airing on CBS on Dec. 10. DJ Jazzy Jeff ...