Everyone knows that one of the most important aspects of a party is having great music that can get people on the dance floor. Hip-hop's inception came from house parties hosted in the Bronx in ...

In the summer of 1998, the line to get into Mecca on a Sunday night might stretch from the entrance to the Tunnel nightclub on Manhattan’s 12th Avenue all the way to the end of the block; hundreds of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Last year’s inaugural Hip-Hop Block Party with DJ Spinderella was such a success that it’s returning for round two this weekend at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and ...

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is celebrating hip-hop music with an inaugural block party. The block party will mark the first anniversary of the ...

Tracey Lee has worked with Biggie and Busta, but he’s back with a remix of one of his own hits. Happy New Year! Rap vet Tracey Lee has already worked with Busta Rhymes, Kanye West and The Notorious ...

Black women were instrumental in the early stages of hip-hop and continue to make history today. We’re looking at those who made their mark doing what they love. The success of hip-hop is rooted in ...

“This one requires my focus,” says Daveed Diggs, right before he lets off another furious torrent of dizzying technical rap. That statement demands a question: Did all his other furious torrents of ...