Hip hop never needed the runway. The runway needed hip hop. Hip Hop Congress at UCLA transformed the Ackerman Grand Ballroom into a catwalk Feb. 19, tracing the evolution of hip hop and fashion from ...

Hip-hop has a rich history filled with pioneers that, time and time again, take their turn recreating the definition of the genre in their own image, including Public Enemy, Biggie Smalls and Kendrick ...

The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will kick off the 2026 Hip Hop Convene on Wednesday, Feb. 25, featuring four days ...

“As an educator, the most important thing that hip-hop is an emancipatory and an empowering way for young people experiencing many forms of oppression to be able to tell their stories, speak their ...

In January 2026, the renowned United States label Def Jam Recordings officially announced its arrival in China — and chose ...

There’s nothing quite like a classic rap record, and few MCs delivered them as consistently as Gang Starr. The legendary ’90s duo—Guru on the mic and DJ Premier behind the boards—crafted six albums ...

On Saturday, Feb. 22, the Black Healing, Joy & Justice Collective and the Center of Racial Justice and Youth Engaged Research hosted the Black Artistic Symposium: Hip-Hop Praxis from the Classes to ...

Oregon men’s basketball (8-16, 1-12 Big Ten) just can’t catch a break. The Ducks set themselves up with a fantastic chance to snap their... A 24.445-point victory would likely be close to what No. 2 ...

Not all losses carry that dejected, sinking feeling. Oregon men’s basketball (8-10, 1-6 Big Ten), who carried a three-game losing streak into... Eugene’s top hip-hop dance companies are bringing the ...

Loren Kajikawa, associate professor of music at George Washington University, speaks to students during his lecture “Rapping Republicans: Hip Hop and the Multiracial Right” in the Earl V. Moore ...

This post was updated Oct. 21 at 9:54 p.m. With hip-hop rhythm, heel flair and unapologetic fun, Ruby Silverman is shaking up the Los Angeles dance scene. After going viral among the dance community ...

Few local bands can lay claim to the sort of original sound created by The Theorizt. East Tennessee has a healthy hip-hop scene, most of it off-the-radar, and Blount County rappers like Mr. Mack, ...