The night before Valentine’s Day, fans packed Chaifetz Arena expecting a smooth, romantic ride through the Valentine’s Mixtape Tour — headlined by Ashanti and supported by Trey Songz, Boosie, Lloyd, ...

HOUSTON – Houston hip-hop pioneer DJ Michael “5000” Watts, best known for helping popularize the city’s signature “chopped and screwed” sound, has died. Watts passing was confirmed in a statement from ...

AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 17: DJ Michael Watts performs onstage at 'Earn Your Leisure & UnitedMasters Present #earnyourmasters Music Showcase' during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 17, ...

Fans as well as members of the West Coast hip-hop community are in mourning due to the loss of DJ Mike T, a founding member of the group Compton’s Most Wanted. His passing was confirmed by fellow ...

Hip-hop icons DJ Premier and Ransom have officially dropped their collaborative project The Reinvention, now available on all streaming platforms via TTT (To The Top). Led by the standout single ...

DJ Babu, a pioneering figure in the world of DJing and hip-hop culture, will join the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University with this fall's launch of the conservatory's ...

DJ.Fresh started his The Tonite Show series in 2004, and has done joint projects with a cornucopia of artists like Freddie Gibbs, Curren$y, Raekwon, Trae Tha Truth ...

Ahead of Super Bowl LIX, Apple Music has commissioned New Orleans DJs and producers Mannie Fresh, Legatron Prime, KLC the Drum Major and DJ Poppa to create a set of DJ mixes highlighting the city's ...

Anthony Leonard Platt, also known as DJ Unk, passed away on Jan. 24. DJ Unk rose to fame in the mid-2000s with his breakout hit 'Walk It Out,' which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. His ...

DJ Jazzy Jeff simultaneously lamented the number of friends/Hip-Hop legends who’ve died in recent years, including one of his best friends Biz Markie. Jeff shared the news via Instagram on Thursday ...

DJ Akademiks has ignited a contentious discussion about West Coast hip-hop, challenging the region’s musical influence through provocative comments during a recent livestream. The controversial ...

EXCLUSIVE: The pioneering DJ talks to AllHipHop about the “Philly Hip Hop Legends Show,” his contributions to the culture and future plans for his documentary. Roughly 104 miles north of the Bronx—the ...