When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...

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Arts, dedicated to African diasporic performance, now has its own space to support work like the choreographer André ...

Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against Russian President Vladimir Putin, former President Jimmy Carter, U.S. congresswoman ...

In September, when New Times published Theo Karantsalis' feature story, "Boatyard Brouhaha," a small parcel at 471 NE 79th St ...

Here is a roll call of some noteworthy figures who died in 2024 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available): ...

From live music to comedy gigs, the return of long-awaited tv series' and new books from our favourite authors, here’s what ...

Mark LeVine is a longtime contributor to Afropop Worldwide, also a scholar, musician and author of numerous books. Here, he reviews Rikki Stein's memoir, Moving Music. Afropop's Banning Eyre recently ...

IF you have retro or nostalgic clothing brands languishing in your wardrobe you could be sitting on a small fortune. Brands, particularly those from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, are popular with ...

The Bronx native’s birthday dinner became a testament to the evolution of hip-hop fashion, featuring elements reminiscent of the golden era while incorporating modern sensibilities. Her ...