CL Smooth
7 Best Rap Albums of September 2023
Here are the best rap albums of September, including Armand Hammer, Alchemist/MIKE/Wiki, Doja Cat, and more…
Mary J Blige, Wu-Tang Clan, Diddy, more played "Hip Hop Forever" @ Madison Square Garden (pics, video)
Curated by Funk Flex, “Hip Hop Forever” also featured EPMD and Sean Paul, plus appearances from The Lox, Maxwell, Fabolous, and more
26 New Songs Out Today
Listen to new songs by The Church, Vic Mensa, Flatland Cavalry, 38 Spesh & Conway the Machine, Ken Mode, Wreckless Eric, and more.
What's Going on Thursday?
Thursday’s NYC-area shows include Les Savy Fav, Marnie Stern, Rhiannon Giddens, Citizen’s Mat Kerekes, Save Ferris, M.A.G.S., Sarah Squirm, and more.
SummerStage 2023 free show lineup
This year’s lineup of free shows includes Andy Shauf, Julia Jacklin, Mdou Moctar, Horsegirl, Stretch Armstrong, Tanya Tucker, Nick Hakim, Hip Hop 50 events, Kool and the Gang, and more.
Big Daddy Kane, Doug E Fresh, Rakim & more playing Hip Hop 50th Anniversary show at Radio City
Pass The Mic Live! also features Black Sheep, CL Smooth, Brand Nubian, The Sugarhill Gang, Nice ‘N Smooth, MC Shan, Kurtis Blow, EPMD, Kid ‘N Play, Onyx, Monie Love, and more
What's Going on Thursday?
Thursday’s NYC-area shows include Khruangbin and Vieux Farka Touré, mewithoutYou, Norah Jones, Regina Spektor, Homeboy Sandman, and more.
What's Going on Saturday?
Saturday’s NYC-area shows include Wilco, Big Thief, Lyricist Lounge 30th Anniversary Celebration, The Zombies, Tim Heidecker, Lee Fields, and more.
Tour news: Jason Isbell / Sheryl Crow, The Smile, War on Drugs, Dave Matthews Band, more
Plus: Yacht Rock Review, The Art of Rap (Ice-T, CL Smooth, more), Khruangbin, Tori Amos, Converge & Chelsea Wolfe, Blondie & The Damned, Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, and more tour and festival news.
Free Central Park & Homecoming Week NYC show tickets become available today
Here’s how to get tickets to the Central Park ”mega-concert,” plus the four hip-hop shows leading up to it in Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island.