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Director Sam Pollard On ‘The League’ And Black Baseball’s Untold History
For Sam Pollard, The League is far more than a documentary. As with many things, Negro League baseball was born out of necessity. In the...
Megan Thee Stallion Addresses Haters During Performance At 2023 Outside Lands Festival
Megan Thee Stallion has spoken out for the first time publicly since the sentencing of Tory Lanez. During her performance at the Outside Lands Music...
Just Blaze And Katty Customs Talk Sneaker Culture And Season Two Of UPROXX’s ‘Fresh Pair’
Last month, UPROXX launched season two of its hit original series, Fresh Pair, with Grammy Award-winning hip-hop producer Just Blaze and sneaker customizer to the...
Cipha Sounds On The Power Of Hip Hop: “It Made Me Who I Am.”
Tonight, the new series Hip Hop Treasures, which follows the search for lost Hip Hop memorabilia, premieres on A&E. Led by LL COOL J and...
‘The Motherlode’ Tells The Story Of Hip Hop From A Woman’s Perspective
Today, The Motherlode: 100 + Women Who Made Hip Hop, created and narrated by Clover Hope, premieres exclusively on Audible. Based on Hope’s book of...
Tory Lanez Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence For Shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Today, Rapper Tory Lanez received a sentence of 10 years for the shooting of rapper Megan Thee Stallion (born Megan Pete) that occurred in July...
The 2023 Made In America Festival Canceled Due To “Severe Circumstances Outside of Production Control”
The 2023 Made In America Festival in Philadelphia has been canceled because of “severe circumstances outside of production control,” organizers said. “Made in America has...
DJ Casper, “Cha Cha Slide” Creator, Dies at 58
DJ Casper, best known for creating the wildly popular dance hit “Cha Cha Slide,” has died. He was 58. According to Chicago’s ABC7, Casper’s wife,...
Jeezy, T.I. And More Rock The Crowd At Amazon’s ‘50 & Forever’
On August 3, Amazon Music’s 50 & Forever City Sessions celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with special performances by rappers Young Dro, T.I., and Grammy-nominated...
Elliott Wilson Launches New Podcast In Celebration Of Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary
Legendary journalist Elliott Wilson has accomplished so much in his 30-year career. With his work appearing in various publications that include Rolling Stone, GQ, and...