Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway was primed to ignite with hip-hop history on July 4, 2025. After all, the legendary LL Cool J was slated to headline the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert ...

“Abuja stand up” is OdumoduBlvck’s rousing call to his home city which first embraced him before the rest of Nigerian and the world caught up with his music. Nigeria’s hip-hop leading protagonist, ...

“This album right here, it’s a statement. I’m here.” When American Songwriter spoke with surging Philadelphia-bred singer Fridayy earlier this summer about his at-the-time forthcoming debut album, ...

The red carpet at the annual BET Hip-Hop Awards was a curious shade of green this year: money green. It was fitting for the occasion, because nothing comes close to distilling hip-hop's evolution over ...

ATLANTA — Atlanta rap legend and entrepreneur Young Dro is best known for consistently delivering great music and innovative lyrics throughout his career. Young Dro made a surprise, pop-up visit to ...