If you were around in the 1990s, you’ve probably heard of Kris Kross, the pint-sized rap group that had everyone wearing their clothes backwards and moving to their mega hit “Jump.” With the help of ...

Rap group Kris Kross ( aka Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly and Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith) appears in a portrait taken on February 24, ...

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From Big L to Frank’s Chop Shop, New York's Balaram Stack digs into the New York hip hop scene in this installment of Salt & Sound.

Boston remains a place where strong musicianship and songwriting are greatly valued. WBUR music writer Noah Schaffer shares 14 albums that prove just that, from jazz, Celtic-tinged folk, Sephardic ...