Kurtis Blow

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

“New York, New Music 1980–1986“ features over 350 objects, including video footage, photography, show flyers and more from one of the most vital periods in NYC's music history.

The Bronx's Universal Hip Hop Museum has announced a livestream broadcast to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the International Day of Peace.

Plus Fab 5 Freddy, Mike Epps, Naughty by Nature, Ja Rule, Biz Markie, and more.

Other upcoming Apollo shows include DMX/N.O.R.E./Jim Jones/Jadakiss, and Kurtis Blow.

The tour hits NYC in July at the Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk.

Cleveland hip hop vets Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have been playing their 1995 sophomore album, E. 1999 Eternal, in full on tour this year, and that tour's recently been expanded into the summer...

"Rip to the greatest hip hop producer of all times.... Larry Smith. Produced my biggest and most significant hits." - Rev Run Hip hop producer / musician Larry Smith, the man behind the sound of Run DMC's "It's Like That" and "Sucker MCs" as well as early singles by Whodini, Kurtis Blow (he co-wrote and played bass on "The Breaks" and "Hard Times") and others, has died at age 63...

Arcade Fire in Austin in April (more by Tim Griffin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights...

Keith Murray, EPMD, and Redman of Hit Squad Best Buy Theater in Times Square will welcome the return of the Hit Squad on February 24th, the hip hop crew which included EPMD, Redman, Keith Murray, K-Solo, and Das EFX before splintering into the Def Squad after the EPMD break-up...