Roxanne Shante

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“With this album I was trying to evoke a kind of fire hydrant psychedelia - a world where Shante could jam with Kevin Shields and it would make total sense.“ - The Go! Team's Ian Parton

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

Rapsody says her new album is ”my ode to the women in my life who have made me who I am,” and it features songs named after Nina Simone, Oprah Winfrey, Aaliyah, Whoopi Goldberg, and more...

Plus: Robbers on High Street, Satanicide, Erika Spring, Marah, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), and more tickets on sale.

The hip hop biopic about the 14-year-old MC behind classic dis track "Roxanne's Revenge" features a score by RZA.

Run the Jewels, Gary Clark Jr, Portugal. The Man, Chuck D, Big K.R.I.T., Chronixx, Miley Cyrus, Kimbra, Jill Scott, Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, Common, Remy Ma, 6LACK, DRAM, Action Bronson, Freeway, Rapsody, Roxanne Shante, and Jimmy Jam were among the guests at The Roots' pre-Grammys Jam Sessions at Gramercy Theatre.

Last year, Rakim reunited with Eric B for a big Apollo show, their first in over two decades, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their groundbreaking Paid In Full. The God MC is staying active...

Exciting rap shows happen in and around NYC all the time, but we don't get a chance to dedicate posts to all of them. In an effort to remedy that, here's a roundup of some recently-announced shows in the area.

Guests included EPMD, Ice-T, Roxanne Shante, Kool Herc, Flavor Flav, Fat Joe, Slick Rick, Mase, Main Source, and still many more.