DJ Premier

In the festival's fifth year, over 25,000 eager Hip-Hop fans flocked to Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota and stuck it out through the sweltering 95 degree heat for what can only be described as one of the most organic Hip-Hop festivals that has ever been organized. Read More

They're quite possibly the only live band on the planet that can make Adele, Russell Crowe, Robert Plant and Jack White break out in a cold sweat — and on June 24, Alabama Shakes return to the city to play a free concert at Summerstage. Read More

I first saw Chuck Brown in the summer of 1987 at an all-ages show at the Celebrity Hall not far from Howard University. Read More

Twenty years after the Pharcyde's debut, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde , it seems like that pack of self-deprecating MCs are finally getting the credit they've always deserved. Read More

Once again, KN.com gives you the weekly roundup of Hip Hop news that you may have missed throughout the week so you can thank us late but in the meantime, let's start the show! Read More

It's a question that has been debated on the message boards of this very site, at least once a week at exhausting length. Read More

Sean 'Slug' Daley's self-deprecation knows no bounds. Read More

If the "Boom Bap" era is over, what are the cultural implications of traditional East Coast Hip Hop being relegated to a sub-genre? Read More

The veteran New England emcee reveals getting Doo Wop and DJ Peter Parker on his retail project, and learning from Apathy over the years. Read More

A near-constant drizzle dampened the crew's spirits as much as it threatened our exterior shots. Read More