Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso paid homage to the world’s first hip-hop comic book character with the unveiling of a Rappin’ Max Robot statue outside Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza. Standing ...

Today, Chubb Rock celebrates his 58th birthday, marking another year for one of Hip Hop’s most unique and underrated voices ...

In celebration of Black History Month, a photo installation at Brooklyn Borough Hall is putting “Brooklyn’s Finest: Legends in Focus” in the spotlight, paying homage to Brooklyn’s hip-hop history and ...

Two Brooklyn Rap veterans are rumored to be receiving individual street co-namings in a move that has fans guessing. OK guys, it is rumor time. And this one is going to have you thinking. I cannot ...

In celebration of Black History Month, a photo installation at Brooklyn Borough Hall is putting “Brooklyn’s Finest: Legends in Focus” in the spotlight, paying homage to Brooklyn’s hip-hop history and ...

It’s tricky to introduce evidence. U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall ruled against the admission of rap music lyrics and videos as evidence on Tuesday in the trial of Karl Jordan Jr., charged ...

In a city known for birthing rap icons, a new voice is echoing from the streets of Brooklyn—one that’s bold, bossy, and unapologetically female. Her name is Pretty Dij, and if you’re not familiar yet, ...

One afternoon, Shyniece Thomas, known professionally as the rapper Lola Brooke, was in her Brooklyn apartment contemplating the pitfalls of being a rapper. “Sometimes you don’t feel safe — in your own ...

Though they might not always be as heralded, women have played crucial roles in some of the most impactful rap battles in history. Now, in a debut book from veteran culture writer Brooklyn White-Grier ...

He’s getting a second chance to beat the rap. A Brooklyn man convicted of helping a killer pull off a 2016 shooting will get a new trial, after a state appeals court ruled that the judge in the case ...

They promise “the dopest cultural festival New York has ever seen.” That would be the 11th annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, which kicks off tomorrow and runs through Saturday, when it culminates with ...