Cam’ron sits at the center of one of the fastest-growing shows on YouTube, breaking down game stats, trading jokes, and steering “It Is What It Is” with the same confidence that made him a Harlem rap ...

But more importantly, he became rap’s new vanguard, with his next album, 2020’s Whole Lotta Red, spiritually picking up where Rocky’s third, TESTING, left off. Both albums eschewed popular rap tropes, ...

On this date back in 1997, Harlem’s own Mase dropped his debut solo album Harlem World via Bad Boy Records and Arista Records, ushering in an era of glossy swagger, chart dominance, and New York rap ...

Over the past couple of days, the long-simmering friction between members of the pivotal Harlem rap collective The Diplomats seems to have reached a boil once again. While the group has had more than ...

The Harlem MC who made history as Freestyle Friday’s first undefeated champion has died, leaving hip-hop mourning a true pioneer The hip-hop community is in mourning after the passing of battle rap ...

Teen Harlem rap sensation Sugarhill Ddot returns with the deluxe edition of his celebrated debut album, 2 Sides of the Story, out now via Priority Records. The expansion adds seven tracks, including a ...

Harlem has long been a cultural epicenter of New York — most famously in the Harlem Renaissance and more recently in the Litefeet movement. If you’re a fan of street dances or are just a pop culture ...

Harlem’s rap scene was welcoming to the ingénue (who rapped under the stage name “Allure”), and Crystal remembers the vibe as familial. If anything, she was the one bugging out over seeing the ...

The frenemy syndrome continues to plague the Harlem Rap community. Dame Dash has responded to Cam’ron while recovering from eye surgery. Even while on the mend Dame Dash is making sure he controls his ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...