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Music

Lil Wayne, Nas and Jill Scott to headline 2024 Roots Picnic

Roots Picnic 2024 Lil Wayne

Music

Meek Mill and Rick Ross drop second single from their upcoming album, announce the project's release date

Meek Ross New Song

Podcast

New Will Smith podcast explores how 1988 spurred hip-hop's rise in popularity

Celebrities

Lil Uzi Vert's photo mistakenly used by Wilkes-Barre police in Facebook post about suspected dog thief

Lil Uzi Vert Dog

Books

Questlove writing book about hip-hop history, plans to release it in 2024

Weekend

Bug Fest and a supernatural sleepover at Fort Mifflin: Your weekend guide to things to do

Fort Mifflin weekend guide

Music

Listen to rap cyphers, DJs and watch break dancers while artists do graffiti during Hip Hop in the Park

Hip Hop in the park

Adult Health

Hip-hop and health – why so many rap artists die young

Music

Lil Uzi Vert to release long-awaited 'Pink Tape' album this Friday

Lil Uzi Vert Pink Tape

Arts & Culture

New limited-edition Free Library card celebrates 50 years of hip-hop

Free Library hip hop

Family-Friendly

African American Museum to host third annual Juneteenth block party

AAMP Juneteenth Party

Music

Roots Picnic headliner Lil Uzi Vert discusses 7-month rehab stint in newly published interview

Lil Uzi Vert

Celebrities

Black Thought to chronicle his childhood and career in memoir 'The Upcycled Self'

Music

Meek Mill befuddled by AI-generated song about his dad, who was killed during the rapper's childhood

Music

Lil Uzi Vert featured in Apple Music's 'Hip-Hop DNA' podcast series

Music

Black Thought, El Michels Affair explore fame and identity on 'Glorious Game'

Black Thought Album

Courts

Wife of founding Roots member sues Questlove and Black Thought for fraud

Leonard Hubbard Lawsuit

Music

Black Thought celebrates 50th anniversary of hip-hop with spoken word tribute

Music

Lil Uzi Vert says 'Just Wanna Rock' has not replaced Meek Mill's 'Dreams and Nightmares' as Eagles rap anthem

Music

The Roots will star in upcoming PBS special

The Roots PBS

Music

Black Thought, El Michels Affair release lead single 'Grateful' from upcoming collaborative album

Black Thought El Michels Affair

Music

Meek Mill plans to release four new albums in 2023

Music

Meek Mill to release fifth installment of 'Flamerz,' reviving mixtape series for first time in 12 years

Music

The Roots tease new single, 'Misunderstood,' from long-awaited album 'End Game'

Music

Overbrook street renamed to celebrate hip-hop radio pioneer Lady B

Lady B Overbrook

Music

Pennsylvania rap duo finds viral success on TikTok with old school approach

Joey Valence Brae 2

Arts & Culture

Black Thought, legendary emcee of The Roots, gets honored with mural in Olde Kensington

Black Thought Mural Philly

Music

Black Thought, Danger Mouse release lead single 'No Gold Teeth' from upcoming collaboration

Music

Lil Uzi Vert's 'Thankful' featured on Kawhi Leonard's rap album 'Culture Jam Vo1. 1'

Music

J. Cole postpones Philly show at Wells Fargo Center due to 'embarrassing' production delays

Music

Meek Mill, Lil Uzi Vert perform 'Blue Notes 2' on 'The Tonight Show'

Mill Vert Blue Notes 2

Courts

Philly rapper PnB Rock pleads guilty in Bensalem firearm, drugs case

Streaming

Second season of 'Wu-Tang: An American Saga' highlights new titles coming to Hulu in September

New Hulu titles September 2021

Music

Tierra Whack's newest song '8' featured on 'Madden NFL 22' soundtrack

Music

Tierra Whack releases new fashion-inspired song 'Walk The Beat'

Social Media

DaBaby claims not to know who Questlove is after drummer slams rapper for homophobic remarks

Music

N.J. rapper Rackboy Cam gets $1.7 million in copyright infringement suit against YFN Lucci, PnB Rock

Rackboy Cam Lawsuit

Music

Vanessa Bryant slams Meek Mill for 'disrespectful' verse referencing Kobe Bryant's death

Music

Leaked Meek Mill track with verse about Kobe Bryant's death stirs criticism

Concerts

Common urges Philly residents to vote during concert at City Hall

Musicians

Questlove shares hilarious story about how Malik B. was his 'oil guru' in Philly

Obituaries

Malik B., founding member of The Roots, dies at 47

Malik B The Roots

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