On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D welcomed three distinguished guests—Dr. James Lance Taylor, Dr. Melina Abdullah, and Daryle Lamont Jenkins—to discuss the growing influence of ...

"Hip Hop Hooray!" Ready to "hit the flo', get low" and keep "makin' life count?" Boise Music Festival announces Main Stage ...

On a special episode of Hard Knock Radio, I had the honor of sitting down with Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, the mother of legendary producer James “J Dilla” Yancey, in celebration of J Dilla Day. With ...

since the NFL isn't exactly an institution that's known for its support of Black lives. So on this episode, we're digging into the history of hip hop and how it's been co-opted.

With Super Bowl LIX set to kick off on Sunday, radio is ramping up its coverage with an extensive lineup of play-by-play, ...

More than 20 Years after he released the classic hit "Mafans", Prezzo, real name Jackson Makini, has opened up about the early days of his career, the struggles his peers went through back in the day ...

the Journal of Popular Music Studies and the Cambridge Companion to Hip Hop. She holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. A respected member of the musicological ...

In the wake of Irv Gotti's death, his longtime rival, 50 Cent, has spoken out with some final words about the late Murder Inc ...

It didn’t last long. In 2013, the Pulitzer Prize winner Lamar was featured on Big Sean’s “Control,” in which he called out a ...

In fact, DAB radios are ever-popular, with new models now boasting extra features such as Bluetooth, internet radio and even wi-fi in some cases to appeal to everyone. But the charm of the original ...

Beyoncé winning the best country album Grammy with Cowboy Carter forces us to face our fixation with ‘genre’ – and rightly so ...