30 Years, One Station: Greg Street’s Hits
Atlanta radio legend Greg Street celebrates 30 years at V-103, marking one of the longest runs in Southern radio history. The milestone celebration featured tributes...
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30 Years, One Station: Greg Street’s Greatest Hits
Atlanta radio legend Greg Street celebrates 30 years at V-103, marking one of the longest runs in Southern radio history. The milestone celebration featured tributes...
Heavy D & The Boyz: The Overweight Lovers of Hip Hop (video)
Heavy D & The Boyz revolutionized 80s hip hop with their unique blend of rap and R&B. The influential group achieved chart success and left...
UGK: The Underground Kings of Southern Rap (video)
UGK revolutionized Southern rap with gritty beats and real-life lyricism. The duo of Pimp C and Bun B influenced hip-hop culture through iconic collaborations....
Three 6 Mafia: The Oscar-Winning Hip Hop Group
Three 6 Mafia made history as the first rap group to win an Oscar at the 2006 Academy Awards for "It's Hard Out Here for...
Notorious Big “Didn’t Trust Diddy”
Former Bad Boy Records president Kirk Burrowes reveals Notorious B.I.G. didn't trust Diddy, describing their relationship as a professional alliance rather than genuine friendship....
Public Enemy: Champions of Political Hip Hop
Public Enemy revolutionized hip-hop with politically charged lyrics and social activism. Their iconic song 'Fight the Power' became an anthem for resistance....
Hip Hop’s Cultural Impact: VH1 Documentary
VH1 announces 4-part documentary series 'The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip-Hop' examining hip-hop's cultural transformation of America....
Superadio Seeks Top 50 Influential Hip Hop Artists 1973-2023
Superadio Networks seeks the Top 50 Most Influential Hip Hop Artists from 1973-2023 for Hip Hop's 50th anniversary. Over 400 radio and record industry professionals...
Singer “Wondress” has Died (video)
Wondress Hutchingon, singer on Mantronix's hit "Gotta Have Your Love" with Bryce Wilson, has died at age 56. The cause of death has not been...
Universal Hip Hop Museum & Soter Technologies Team Up
Universal Hip Hop Museum partners with Soter Technologies to install NYC's first permanent SymptomSense health scanner. The museum reopens with new COVID safety measures....
Entertainment Legend Andre Harrell Tribute Airs Sunday
Entertainment legend Andre Harrell, founder of Uptown Records, will be honored in a star-studded tribute airing Sunday May 24th on BET and REVOLT TV. Chris...
Joey Robinson Jr. dies at Sugar Hill Records
Joey Robinson Jr., son of hip-hop pioneer Sylvia Robinson and key figure at Sugar Hill Records, has died. He was involved in discovering the Sugar...
Son of Sugar Hill Records Founder Dies: Rhondo Robinson
Rhondo Robinson, son of Sugar Hill Records founder Sylvia Robinson, died at 43 from multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. He served as VP handling royalties amid...
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees For 2020
The 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees include Whitney Houston, The Notorious B.I.G., Depeche Mode, and others. The ceremony aired live on HBO....
Universal Hip Hop Museum Launches Exhibition at Bronx Market
The Universal Hip-Hop Museum launches its inaugural exhibition at Bronx Terminal Market on December 6th, featuring immersive AR experiences and celebrating hip-hop's cultural impact....
Lyor Cohen: Industry Lacks Strong Executives
Music industry veteran Lyor Cohen discusses the lack of strong executives in today's music business during his appearance on The Breakfast Club radio show....
Global Hip Hop Day Launches June 8 with Proclamation
NYC launches Global Hip-Hop Day on June 8th with official proclamation and unveiling of Hip-Hop Boulevard at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, hip-hop's birthplace....
Grandmaster Flash on His Role in Netflix’s The Get Down
Grandmaster Flash discusses his portrayal in Netflix's The Get Down, Baz Luhrmann's series about hip-hop's birth in 1977 South Bronx....
Angie Stone is Highly Disappointed in VH1
Angie Stone expresses outrage after VH1 Hip Hop Honors excluded The Sequence from their female hip-hop legends celebration, despite the group's pioneering 1979 hit 'Funk...
Kareem “Biggs” Burke on Jay Z, Dame Dash, “Reasonable Doubt”
Kareem 'Biggs' Burke discusses building Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z and Dame Dash around the classic 'Reasonable Doubt' album in new REVOLT TV interview....
Rap Battle: Jay Z vs Busta Rhymes in High School
Jay Z reveals details about his high school rap battle with Busta Rhymes during a candid Jimmy Kimmel interview, discussing their early days before fame....
Hip Hop Says Bye to One of Its Pioneers – R.I.P Kool DJ AJ
Hip-hop pioneer Kool DJ AJ has died at age unknown on September 9th. The legendary DJ was instrumental in Kurtis Blow's career and worked from...
Andre Harrell on Heavy D, Jodeci, Mary J. Blige
Andre Harrell shares classic industry stories about discovering Heavy D, Jodeci, and Mary J. Blige during his Breakfast Club interview....
