Nas‘ Illmatic just turned 30 on Friday (4/19), and a new mural in Queens celebrates the occasion and pays tribute to the rapper. It was painted by Eli Lazare Salome-Diaz and Benny “FCEE” Guerra, and ...

Today, hip hop salutes one of its earliest architects as Queensbridge legend and Juice Crew original MC Shan turns 60 years old. Born Shawn Moltke in 1965, MC Shan was one of the first voices to put ...

"Flipping in the ghetto on a dirty mattress." Long before Lauryn Hill spit those lyrics, depicting the mixed bag of injustice and ingenuity that comes with inner-city living, Kejuan Muchita, the ...

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 ...