AUSTIN (KXAN)— Bryon Chambers was 16 years old when he snuck into a club where the first South by Southwest (SXSW) hip-hop showcase was happening 35 years ago. “That’s a funny story,” Chambers said ...

Hip-hop history is coming home to Wilmington. This spring, hip-hop pioneer and Wilmington native Sharon Jackson, known as MC Sha-Rock — she's considered to be the first female rapper — will be honored ...

New Orleans' own Master P is officially trading in his microphone for the basketball court."I'm telling people, say goodbye to Master P... And say hello to Coach P," said Percy "Master P" ...

As a teen submerged in Vallejo’s 1990s hip hop scene, Andrew Lago was drawn to media and music. Today, he’s a Los Angeles-based radio host. With his online platform KB2G Radio, Lago aka “DL DA Arsun,” ...

Troy Eagle Chasing's career as a native hip-hop artist began soon after his career as a graffiti artist dribbled to an involuntary end. While growing up on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in ...

Any descriptive label intended to encompass the talents of brother duo Spencer Battiest and Doc Native falls short. Although they produced and performed at a concert called “First Beats: Indigenous ...

When everyone finally came together in the studio and the music started happening, Laurie Sargent had to step away for a moment. The idea of memorializing her late partner by mentoring emerging Native ...

Introduction / P. Khalil Saucier -- Part One: African noise : mapping African hip-hop from the East, West, and South: Rappin' Griots : producing the local in Senegalese hip-hop / Catherine Appert ; ...

Wilmington will host MC Sha-Rock Day on May 17th to honor hip-hop pioneer and city native Sharon Jackson. Jackson, known as MC Sha-Rock, is considered the first female rapper and was an original ...