Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcasted on Dec. 21, 2023. Find that audio here. New York beams as the birthplace of hip-hop, but it couldn’t have pushed it into mainstream success without Boston ...

As Hip Hop celebrates its 50 years of influence on music and culture, UMass Boston gives us local context with the Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive, housed in the Joseph P. Healy Library at UMass. The ...

BOSTON - After decades of beats, icons, and style, hip-hop music and culture celebrates its 50th anniversary. From the streets of New York to the coastline of California, the music genre has an ...

Massachusetts is experiencing a cultural renaissance, with its hip-hop scene thriving across the state. From Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan to Lynn, Brockton, Worcester, Springfield, Lawrence, ...

Even before they released their debut single in 1983, one of Boston’s first hip-hop groups suspected they might have some trouble getting noticed. They were, after all, living in the shadow of New ...

You were all ready for Hip Hop Summer, then LL Cool J bumped his The F.O.R.C.E Live date at the TD Garden from June 25 to Nov. 19. While you can rock the bells with LL, the Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff and ...

BABY BOY AT THE PARTY. AT THE PARTY. THIS YEAR MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIP HOP. THE MILESTONE. CELEBRATE IT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH AWARD SHOW PERFORMANCES, SUMMER TOURS WITH SOME OF THE ...

The Boston area has produced a long line of world-class musicians — from Aerosmith to New Edition to the next generation being trained at Berklee — so it’s no surprise our music clubs are teeming with ...

Termanology is celebrating his 50th album, Time is Currency, in collaboration with DJ Nastee. The Boston-to-Brooklyn elite MC discusses experiences in the music industry and his top five rappers. DJ ...

New York beams as the birthplace of hip-hop but other cities share credit for the genre's early success. Why Boston is more than a footnote in hip-hop's success New York beams as the birthplace of hip ...

New York beams as the birthplace of hip-hop, but it couldn’t have pushed it into mainstream success without Boston. Dart Adams, a music historian and journalist, explains why Boston is more than a ...