*Afrika Bambaataa, one of the true founding fathers of hip-hop culture, has died at age 67. He passed away early Thursday morning, April 9, 2026, around 3 a.m. in Pennsylvania from complications of ...

Adam Ramey, founding member and vocalist of rap metal band Dropout Kings, has died. He was 32. Ramey’s death on Monday was announced by the Dropout Kings in an Instagram post on Tuesday. “With the ...

Stephen Spignesi, University of New Haven professor and author of 499 Facts About Hip-Hop Hamilton and the Rest of America’s Founding Fathers, will present a new program based on his acclaimed book on ...

One of the most influential voices of the seminal magazine The Source, he chronicled rap’s rise and its explosion into the cultural mainstream. By Alex Williams James Bernard, a founding editor and ...