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

Potential turntablists, rappers, beatboxers and producers are applying now for admission to the fall 2025 semester, with ...

Vince Staples gets deeply personal on Dark Times, his most introspective album since 2015’s Summertime ’06. With a slower, atmospheric production style influenced by jazz, the album explores past ...

Leading artists from the Birmingham music scene are backing a teacher's ambition to get elements of hip-hop on to the ...

Students may petition to have these and other Special Topics courses approved by their Hip-Hop Studies advisor. In order to earn the certificate, students must earn a grade of B in each course and ...

On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the Englewood, ...

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 ...