The early '90s were a pretty funky time. The president played saxophone; The Fresh Prince of Bel Air was burning up the airwaves; the Red Hot Chili Peppers had just released Blood Sugar Sex Magik. A ...

Rap fans often focus on the emergence of gangsta rap when discussing the history and legacy of west coast hip-hop, but digging beneath the surface will expose you to a whole world of artists not ...

Featuring instrumentals like funky guitar and ’90s garage band beats, Slang’s newest EP “Terms and Conditions” unexpectedly combines melodic rap with upbeat yet mellow choruses. Despite its innovative ...

Although pan-genre party-starters Universal Funk Orchestra have been a live presence in Orlando for years, they’re only now releasing a debut album. Yes, this brand-new eponymous album is a long time ...

For 30 years, Mr. Funky Fresh has helped guide Boston’s still-growing rap scene. When he was a teenager, the Roxbury hip-hopper born Rusty Pendleton was known by another handle: Rusti the Toejammer, a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A mayor of a Brazilian town has banned Carnival revelers from playing funk or rap music during the traditionally free-wheeling celebrations that kick off around the country ...

The opening lines of Digital Underground’s chart-topping 1990 breakthrough, “The Humpty Dance” doubled as a prophecy. Under his nom de schnozz, Humpty Hump, the performer alternately known as Shock G ...

The Barbz are R E A C T I N G all because Trina shared her opinion on who she feels is the Queen of Rap, and here’s a hint: it’s not Nicki Minaj. The “baddest b*tch” shook the Hip-Hop tables when she ...

Cuban rapper Eliexer Márquez Duany, known as El Funky, one of the musicians who performed on Cuban protest anthem “Patria y Vida,” announced that his immigration case has been reopened after U.S.

You don’t need to see Nic Cage wig out over Pachinko or Schwarzenegger ride an energy drink rocket to know Japanese commercials often reach Dadaist levels of delightful weirdness. All the same, this ...

Peter Dinklage performs singing with Whizzy at Columbia University, New York, New York, October 1, 1994. (Photo by Steve Eichner/Getty Images) I have a pretty big scar that runs from my neck to my ...