Variety reports Lauryn Hill and the Fugees have pulled their U.S. tour three days before the opening date in Florida. While no explanation Ticketholders were emailed information on refunds last night (August 6). Tickets for the tour’s European leg remain on sale. Hill and the Fugees announced the tour in June, partly to replace shows canceled last […]
NASA recently transmitted Missy Elliott’s song “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” to Venus, a distance of about 158 million miles, taking nearly 14 minutes to reach the planet. The agency sent the song using radio antennas near Barstow, California, which are typically used for spacecraft missions. Elliott expressed excitement about her song reaching Venus, symbolizing […]
Legendary Sugarhill Gang rapper Big Bank Hank has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 57. The hip-hop veteran died in his native New York in the early hours of Tuesday. Born Henry Jackson, the star began his music career managing local rap group the Cold Crush Brothers in the mid-1970s, until […]
“Now what you hear is not a test/I’m rapping to the beat…” If you can complete not just this sentence, but the verse before and…
DJ Spinderella, born Dee Dee Roper, is one of hip-hop’s most enduring pioneers. As the longtime deejay for hip-hop duo Salt N Pepa, Spin has…
