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On the evening of Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc attended a block party in the South Bronx. Armed with two record players and a mixer, he created an extended percussive break while others rhymed over the beats. Hip-hop was born.

Musicians and other creators gathered to support legislation aimed at protecting the creative freedoms of rappers and artists.

This week’s new entertainment releases include an live posthumous album from Tom Petty, the criminal profile spinoff series “Criminal Minds: Evolution,” a documentary about the plucky Mars Rover Opportunity and a TV series that focuses on the backstage melodrama at the Chippendale’s male strip clubs

“Cannabis has gone mainstream… Maybe now I'm more comfortable taking an advocate position in the industry [because of this], but it's always been part of my lifestyle – even if I kept that more private than some artists do,” declares legendary Hip-Hop lyricist Rakim during an exclusive interview as h

The Black Market Group (BMG), a female-founded cannabis culture brand based in Northern California, announced the arrival of "Higher Frequency Flowers" in the California market.

DETROIT — He's already a Grammy winner, an Oscar winner and one of the best-selling artists of all-time, but Eminem now has another notch to add to his belt: the Detroit rapper is headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

LOS ANGELES — Two years ago at the California African American Museum in downtown Los Angeles, three titans of East Coast rap converged for a roundtable: influential “Paid in Full” rapper Rakim; Public Enemy’s cofounder Chuck D; and indie rap royalty Talib Kweli.