Somehow, until recently, I hadn’t yet attended any live shows at the Get Down—the subterranean Central Eastside venue thriving since its 2022 opening. With a flush of seasonably accurate sunshine ...

The tributes to one of hip-hop’s founders were complicated by allegations of sexual abuse made against him in recent years.

Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding ...

His song "Planet Rock," released in 1982 with Soulsonic Force, was a seminal record in defining electro-funk, though his ...

*Afrika Bambaataa, one of the true founding fathers of hip-hop culture, has died at age 67. He passed away early Thursday ...

Afrika Bambaataa, one of the progenitors of hip-hop whose breakthrough track "Planet Rock" helped define electro-funk and ...

Afrika Bambaataa, the influential rapper and DJ who helped shape the culture of hip-hop with his legendary Zulu Nation block ...

Jeanne Hermans makes all her gloves by hand in a small studio in the Netherlands. The original creations have gone viral and are reaching celebrity circles.

Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on ...

Rabbit Holed is Kieran Press-Reynolds’ weekly column exploring songs and scenes at the intersection of music and digital culture, separating shitpost genius from shitpassé lameness. This week, Kieran ...

Federal immigration agents in Maryland used the state’s driver’s license database — without citing a traffic violation or outstanding warrant — to detain a driver in Howard County, a federal ...