A former student of Nikki Giovanni's recalls the fateful day when the poet and activist convinced him he was an artist. Then came the shocking mass shooting at Virginia Tech.
These are the best rap albums of 2025, featuring Clipse, Saba and No ID, JID, Little Simz, Tyler, the Creator, Danny Brown, ...
The newly opened Teatro YouTube launches its inaugural season on December 18 with Hip Hop Hamlet, a bold contemporary musical ...
How do DJs and MCs coax people onto the dance floor at office parties, bat mitzvahs and weddings? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to an MC, Chris Schultz, about the best tricks for working the crowd.
New York radio is undergoing a major reset as Hot 97 ends Ebro in the Morning and 94.7 The Block parts ways with Miss Jones.
Find your perfect local New Year's Eve parties! From dance floors to family fun, there is something for everyone to ring in 2026!
Cape Town is bracing for a high-octane sports weekend as cricket, rugby sevens and football collide across the city the weekend. The action starts on Friday when the Proteas Women return to home soil ...
The nominees for the 2025 Ballon d'Or have been revealed, with football’s best players contending for a number of top prizes. Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue have led Paris Saint-Germain’s charge, and ...
A CIA spokesperson told CBS News on Thursday that the Afghan suspect in the shooting "previously worked with the U.S. government, including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar that ended ...
With testing and preparation now officially over, JLR has removed the wraps from its entry into next year’s World Rally-Raid Championship, as well as the Dakar Rally, the Defender D7X-R. Set to be ...
The Lemon Twigs, the duo of Long Island retro-rockin' brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario, are always busy. Last year, they released their album A Dream Is All We Know. This year, we got Brian ...
With breakout musicians, there’s often a mystique to the big hometown show. The fans who nurtured your early career get caught up on the new tunes, the new chops, maybe a fresh wardrobe. But for newly ...