MC Lyte’s voice reverberated across Forest Hills Stadium like a pastor’s at church at LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells Festival. She had the audience in the palm of her hand, as they rapped along word for ...
MC Hammer was noticeably absent from the "Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop. A previous speech he made might explain why. MC Hammer was noticeably absent from the “Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip ...
Music artists MC Lyte, Saweetie, acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and host Leslie Segar, known as Big Lez, and Sierra Lever, Head of HipHop and R&B at Amazon Music, dropped gems on their respective ...
*MC Hammer recently explained why he’s been missing from all the hip-hop 50th-anniversary celebrations this year. Last month, Hammer attended the 2Pac street naming event in Oakland, California, where ...
The Funky +1 icon tells AllHipHop it’s all thanks to Kid Capri. Busta Rhymes was elated to finally cross paths with MC Sha-Rock, who’s credited as the first female MC. In a video posted to Sha-Rock’s ...
The Hip Hop Nutcracker is back for another tour in Denver, featuring a powerhouse cast with a DJ, a violinist, and a dozen all-star dancers. Legendary MC Kurtis Blow sets the mood for the production, ...
When the creators of “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” melded hip hop dancing with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet score, there was a feeling they had something special on their hands. “It’s so crazy ...
On this day in Hip Hop history, West Coast pioneer MC Eiht dropped his debut solo album We Come Strapped, a gritty masterpiece that firmly cemented his status as one of California’s realest voices.
For nearly four decades, rapper Lana “MC Lyte” Moorer has been instrumental in using her voice to help women claim and cement their place in hip-hop and show business. The veteran performer is ...
Wilmington will host MC Sha-Rock Day on May 17th to honor hip-hop pioneer and city native Sharon Jackson. Jackson, known as MC Sha-Rock, is considered the first female rapper and was an original ...
In honor of hip-hop's 50th anniversary, here’s a look back at just some of the many firsts that women in the industry have achieved over the last five decades Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor ...