Today marks the 52nd birthday of one of Hip Hop’s most treasured lyricists, Nas. For decades, Nasir Jones has been regarded as one of the greatest emcees to ever touch a microphone, landing at the top ...

The epicenter of New York’s hip hop renaissance in the mid- and late-1990s was also the nation’s largest public housing project. But Queensbridge was its own sound, distinct in grit and storytelling ...

One of Queens’ most feared rap duos is coming full circle, taking the stage near the housing project that provided a backdrop for their groundbreaking music. Mobb Deep will perform Thursday night ...

Prodigy of Mobb Deep was a major figure in establishing and defining the sound and image of hardcore New York City rap. Mobb Deep, with classic albums like The Infamous, Hell on Earth, and Murda Muzik ...

NBA world champion Metta World Peace has launched a new rap group named QueensBridge United. The group consists of Metta World Peace fellow Queensbridge native, Challace. Meta World Peace and Challace ...

Queensbridge rap legends Mobb Deep graced their hometown with a show at BB King’s last night (2/16), celebrating the 20th anniversary of 1996’s Hell on Earth, the great followup to their most classic ...

The rap pioneer talks Paid in Full’s mission to honor hip-hop legends and protect the next generation. But the best story of this year's awards may be the fact that one of last year's honorees, ...

Thirty-two years later, Nas's ten-track masterpiece, Illmatic, is still one of the most important rap albums of all time. Here's how it changed hip-hop.

Prodigy's unexpected death took the rap game by surprise last week when the legendary hip-hop artist was pronounced dead at the age of 42 on Tues., June 20. With causes of Capital P's death still ...

Today marks the 51st birthday of one of hip-hop’s most treasured lyricists, Nas. By many, Nasir Jones is number one on their top, 10, 5, and 3 lists of the greatest emcees to ever touch the mic in Hip ...