August Alsina

New Orleans rapper Curren$y stays pretty active as a tourer, and he'll hit the road again in November for a month-long run. The tour hits NYC on December 3 at Irving Pl...

"Usher is preparing for his upcoming North America trek, dubbed the The UR Experience Tour, however ticket sales reportedly have been lackluster...

The XXL Freshmen 2014 Class was recently announced and includes Chance the Rapper (who hardly feels like a "freshman" in 2014), Rich Homie Quan, Isaiah Rashad, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Durk, Kevin Gates, Troy Ave, Vic Mensa, Lil Bibby, Jon Connor, Jarren Benton and August Alsina...

Action Bronson at Irving Plaza in January (more by Lukas Hodge) One-day NYC-area hip hop festival Hot 97 Summer Jam returns to East Rutherford, NJ's MetLife Stadium on June 1 this year...

Rakim at Rock the Bells 2010 (more by Eric Townsend) It's the new year, and like every year, there's a ton of great hip hop shows coming up in NYC, especially a lot this month (and of course a few announced for the months after that)...

2 Chainz and Pusha T, who appear on each other's 2013 albums, B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time and My Name Is My Name, respectively, will be joining forces for a 2014 North American tour...