Hip-hop has always been a voice for the people, so it's only natural for some of the best socially-conscious rappers to head to Ferguson, Mo., for the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown Jr's death ...

Ahead of the drop, a clip from their chat has been released, featuring a discussion of longtime collaborator and mutual friend, Kanye West, and the rapper's recent announcement of an actual bid for ...

Two-thirds of the way into his appearance at the House of Blues, Common stopped the show to preach a little. "Hip-hop," he told the sold-out, enthusiastic house, "started in the streets of New York ...

AMHERST – Hip-hop music has many different genres within its own genre. One of the lesser-known genres, alternative hip-hop, seems to be under-appreciated in comparison to the widely popular southern ...

NORTHAMPTON – Common wasted no time telling the Pearl Street crowd his intentions. “Welcome to the Electric Circus y’all,” he pronounced into the shadowed crowd below him. “We about to take a ride ...

Common and Talib Kweli arrive in Australia this week ahead of their four-city Australian tour (Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Sydney) and subsequent special one-off show in neighboring Auckland, New ...

The Los Angeles-based DJ discusses the Christmas gift that got her behind the decks, the changing landscape of music discovery and why playlists still can't replace a great DJ. 3 days ago But for ...