Rapper and actor Gene “Groove” Allen, known as one-third of the City hip-hop trip Groove B. Chill, has died unexpectedly, ...

Special announcement! Tommy McFly and The Scene Team talk to so many cool people around town. We decided, why not put our heads together to help YOU have the best weekend you can?  Next week, Ron ...

Since the ‘90s, the bass guitar has played an ever-increasing role in hip-hop – from the rubbery grooves of Raphael Saadiq and Pino Palladino to the dirt-fisted funk of Leonard ‘Hub’ Hubbard and ...

The list of 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction nominations includes Chubby Checker, Billy Idol, Bad Company, The Black ...

On this day in 2006, the hip-hop world suffered an irreplaceable loss as James Dewitt Yancey—better known as J Dilla—passed away at the age of 32. The visionary Detroit producer lost his battle with ...

This week, the 20th Lincoln Exposed will showcase a record 122 bands and solo artists who will perform over four nights in ...

"It was a mix of everything that was great about Black culture," a Hofstra professor says of the genre, which burned bright ...

Even the most knowledgeable jazz fans might be surprised to learn that saxophonist James Brandon Lewis (JBL) has issued 16 ...

This week in concerts, we've got some huge ones with shows from Tyler the Creator, Andy Frasco and the U.N. and so many more.

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys.

The motley crew of Berklee School of Music graduates didn’t perform at Oakland’s Fox Theater on Saturday; they graciously allowed thousands of fans to witness one of their jam sessions.

The list we present here follows love’s movement through nearly four decades of hiphop, from Man Parrish to Missy Elliott.