The head of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy this week strongly denied a Brooklyn Paper story that her group had replaced a popular hip-hop festival with a production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” ...

Rakim, DMX and others will perform for the grand finale of the 13th annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival in Dumbo. Organizers say they want to celebrate more than just the music. They're honoring the ...

Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter made a splash in the news after being named as one of the many investors in developer Bruce Ratner’s plans to acquire the New Jersey Nets and move the team to the rapper’s native ...

After more than 15 long years behind bars, Harlem’s very own Max B is finally home — and the city is celebrating. The rapper, known for pioneering the melodic “wave” sound that inspired a generation ...

On this date in 1995, Steele and Tek, better known as Smif-N-Wessun, released their debut album Dah Shinin through the ultra indie Wreck Records imprint, adding another crucial brick to the foundation ...

Golden Age Legend Partners with VIVERSE to Create Multi-Sensory World That Brings Brooklyn's 1980s Hip-Hop Essence to Life Through Spatial Computing Innovation Launching exclusively on Big Daddy ...