Clive Campbell was 12 when he moved from Kingston, Jamaica, to the Bronx in 1967. Tall and athletic, he ran track and attended Alfred E. Smith High School, a vocational school for auto mechanics. And ...

1996 – Shaggy sold platinum and received a Grammy Award for Boombastic.1996 – The Fugees released the R&B/Hip-Hop/Reggae infused album, The Score, with hits including a cover of Roberta Flack’s ...

1980sThe 1980s signaled the birth of an additional musical era, and the slow demise of another. With the help of producer King Jammy and musicians Steely and Clevy, Dub made way for a faster, more ...

Just Friends have announced a new album, HELLA, due March 4 via Pure Noise (pre-order). If you’re unfamiliar with the band, they sound straight out of the early ’90s Lollapalooza era, with a ...

As Black History Month comes to a close, the 2022 NAACP Image Awards cap off a month celebrating black contributions to society. After the ceremony on Saturday, February 26, the celebrating will ...

Here’s Every Best Rap Song Winner at the Grammy Awards Over the Years Every Best Rap Album Winner at the Grammy Awards Over the Years Comedian Josh Johnson Shares How Hip-Hop Inspires His Comedy Sets, ...

Born David Emmanuel in south London to a Jamaican father and a Guyanese mother, reggae star Smiley Culture has been hailed as an "icon of British reggae rap". His nickname came from his way of ...