Any descriptive label intended to encompass the talents of brother duo Spencer Battiest and Doc Native falls short. Although they produced and performed at a concert called “First Beats: Indigenous ...

Vice Media and Apple Music have teamed up to create an ambitious new documentary series called "The Score," which will feature music-related stories from Brazil, Iceland and Vietnam. The first ...

When everyone finally came together in the studio and the music started happening, Laurie Sargent had to step away for a moment. The idea of memorializing her late partner by mentoring emerging Native ...

Hip-hop history is coming home to Wilmington. This spring, hip-hop pioneer and Wilmington native Sharon Jackson, known as MC Sha-Rock — she's considered to be the first female rapper — will be honored ...

As a teen submerged in Vallejo’s 1990s hip hop scene, Andrew Lago was drawn to media and music. Today, he’s a Los Angeles-based radio host. With his online platform KB2G Radio, Lago aka “DL DA Arsun,” ...

Introduction / P. Khalil Saucier -- Part One: African noise : mapping African hip-hop from the East, West, and South: Rappin' Griots : producing the local in Senegalese hip-hop / Catherine Appert ; ...

Wilmington will host MC Sha-Rock Day on May 17th to honor hip-hop pioneer and city native Sharon Jackson. Jackson, known as MC Sha-Rock, is considered the first female rapper and was an original ...