In 1988, hip-hop began to blossom into what is now dubbed as the “Golden Age of Hip-Hop.” Artists such as Eric B & Rakim (Paid in Full), Biz Markie (Goin’ Off), DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince ...

Eyed Bandit reflects on his legacy, new collaborations, and why he thinks this generation’s music won’t stand the test of ...

July 28, 1992: On this day in 1992, EPMD solidified their position as one of hip-hop’s traditional groups with the release of their fourth studio album, Business Never Personal. Erick Sermon and ...

More than 25 years after releasing his classic debut album, Illmatic, Nas finally earned his first Grammy award with a win in the Best Rap Album category at the 2021 award show. The honor was given to ...

On this day, June 7, in hip-hop history... 1988: EPMD released their debut studio album, Strictly Business. The LP from the golden-era rap duo, which consists of members Erick Sermon and Parish Smith, ...

In the latest episode of Fresh Pair, Just Blaze and Katty Customs show off a slickly designed pair of Nike Air Force 1s for veteran producer El-P of Company Flow and Run The Jewels. El-P, who was a ...

The SiriusXM Backspin Presents the Art of Rap Festival will hit eight cities in July and August with a lineup featuring Ice-T, Public Enemy, EPMD, Naughty By Nature, The Sugarhill Gang, Kurtis Blow… ...

Welcome to Who Killed It?, our column where we rank the verses on classic posse cuts from worst to first. For our last go-round, we took a look at the DJ Clue hosted posse cut “Fantastic 4″ featuring ...

Twenty years ago, EPMD released their fourth studio Business Never Personal. Eventually it would go on to become their fourth consecutive album to go Gold, but that’s only part of the story. EPMD’s ...

When did you fall in love with hip hop!? Was it after hearing the classic rap song “Rapper’s Delight” by the pioneering Sugar Hill Gang? Or perhaps it was after hearing the rhyming styles of big-name ...

EPMD, Long Island’s long-running, pioneering hip-hop duo, marks its 30th anniversary this year, and comes to the Middle East in Cambridge this Saturday to celebrate. Over the course of four albums ...

Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith reflect on 'Business as Usual' 25 years later and offer their business tips for manuevering the rap game. By Eric Diep Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith’s legacy is built ...