A little over a year ago, Wilmington comic and producer Louis Maynor, who's better known by the name Louis Tee, stepped in front of a microphone to do comedy for the first time. Maynor, a 1995 Laney ...

*As a middle-aged individual who has covered hip hop artists since the mid-90s, a time that many feel was in the Golden Age of Hip Hop, it has become increasingly difficult to celebrate some of the ...

On Nov. 7, The Blue Note hosts rap legend Talib Kweli, and platforms local rappers Damoe Donjuan, Reaceyung and Tef Poe ...

Chinese Kitty is a lot of things – influencer, model, reality star – but she wants you to add “rapper” to her list of talents. Chinese Kitty, the stunning multi-talent, has cultivated a massive online ...

“The thing that shocked me the most about being nominated for the Stellar Award is that my music is so hard – it’s so ‘hood and so raw,” said Travis Tyler, known in the music industry as Thi’sl. “I’m ...

Joseph Cartagena, better known as Fat Joe, has orchestrated perhaps his most audacious career pivot yet. The Bronx-born hip-hop heavyweight recently unveiled “Fat Joe Talks,” a weekly conversation ...

Dee’s historical debut as hip-hop’s first female DJ paved the way for her to move behind the turntables and to the center as ...

Documenting releases across eras, this guide outlines some of De La Soul’s most significant tracks. Review 15 of the group’s ...

*Transitions are a marvel to behold. Indeed, not all of us are able to shed the trappings of a past life to take flight in a new one. To be certain, rapper Bun B is a legend at this point. Once part ...