Which is odd, given how closely the genre has been linked to vinyl culture over the years. It was hip-hop that kept the record stores open during the lean years of the format. DJs bought up 12-inches ...

Back in February, when TV critics gleefully piled on HBO’s beleaguered Vinyl, the most common complaint concerned the show’s outré perspective on the primacy of rock and roll and the people (mostly ...

Keston John (from left), Ato Essandoh and Bobby Cannavale during a break in filming at 489 E. 169th St. in The Bronx. Brigitte Lacombe In the pilot episode of the new HBO series “Vinyl,” Richie ...

Mr. Charnas is the author of “Dilla Time” and a professor at New York University. Of all the clichés about hip-hop we’ve endured over 50 years, the idea that hip-hop is the product of the streets — ...

Hip-hop fans with an affinity for wax are mourning the end of an era – the closing of Fat Beats record stores. The intimate West Village shop, one of the last in the city that specializes in selling ...

Playboi Carti, a name that resonates deeply within the hip-hop community, burst onto the scene with his self-titled album released in 2017. This album not only showcased his innovative sound but also ...

If you’ve been reminiscing (I reminisce, I reminisce) over the good old times when you could go to a vinyl store and readily browse golden-era hip-hop albums, this website might just be the place for ...

“When they make these pirated copies, it’s really bad across the board. It’s usually inferior sound, like somebody took a CD, ripped that and got it pressed on vinyl,” Kyle Sigerist, owner of the ...

360 Vinyl, a Portland record store, will close its doors Aug. 2. (360 Vinyl) 360 Vinyl, a downtown Portland haunt for hip-hop heads, will close its doors in August. As with Jackpot Records, which ...

Due to limited quantity and exclusive availability, copies of the first "Classic City Wax" Athens hip-hop compilation release became collectors' items the day they were released. Chances are good that ...

We caught up with Ashanti at the Empire State Building's 'Light the City Gold Ceremony' where the beloved singer opened up about when she first fell in love with hip-hop. Hip-Hop revolutionized music ...