Purple street signs with bold lettering popped up around the Bayou ... They're part of a traveling street art project called "The Rap Quotes" by New York based artist Jay Shells.

Complex's 50 Best New York Rappers list has resurfaced. Though the article was originally posted in 2023, Fat Joe and Jadakiss still discussed it on the latest episode of their podcast, Joe and Jada.

Gone are the days of New York elected officials turning up their noses at hip-hop. Today, the genre has entered the halls of power in the state that birthed it. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has ...

The latest New York rappers news and updates on Hip-Hop Wired - your source for breaking stories, in-depth reports, and perspectives that matter.

Building on that momentum, Fab 5 Freddy, "Kool Lady" Blue, and French journalist Bernard Zekri brought hip-hop to Europe. Dubbed the "New York City Rap Tour," the sojourn kicked off on November 21 ...

Once hip-hop got some money, there was no stopping it, and even though New York's stronghold on the genre would lag by the mid-2000s, the personalities were never anything less than top of the game.