How The Illharmonic's mix of hip-hop and classical builds community, one show at a time

The Illharmonic Orchestra blends hip-hop and classical music during live performances. Its leaders tell NPR's Juana Summers ...
AllHipHop

Yo-Yo Mixes Hip-Hop History With Kitchen Flavor In Her FOX 5 DC Interview

The Grammy-nominated artist joined FOX 5’s Marissa Mitchell to talk about her latest venture on Aspire TV. The show, which airs Tuesdays, features the rapper sharing home-style recipes with the same ...
Hypebeast

A New Book Invites Fans to Remember the Mixtapes That Shaped Hip-Hop’s Golden Era

The past two decades of hip-hop music have been well-documented, thanks to social media and streaming platforms. Today, anyone with internet access can essentially tap into a database of their ...
The New York Times

Mixtape Sites Like DatPiff Propelled Rap. Can They Be Preserved?

Websites offering up free — and not always legal — music flourished in the gap between the fall of the CD era and the rise of streaming. Keeping those archives intact is proving difficult. By Brian ...
Yahoo

“Hiplet,” a style of dance that mixes hip-hop and ballet, is defying genres

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Chicago, Homer Hans Bryant experiments with a genre-bending style called “hiplet,” a mix of hip-hop and ballet. For his dancers ...
Daily Emerald

4Trees mixes hip-hop and funk to create a conscious sound

As the 2025-26 academic year comes to a close, many graduating seniors are getting ready to enter the professional world. For the athletes, many... After a strong season that ended at the Austin Super ...
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Legendary mixtape DJ Bigga Rankin passes away

DJ Bigga Rankin's family confirmed his passing in an emotional statement ...

Voice Of The South DJ Bigga Rankin Has Died, Bun B, Mia X & Others Mourn

DJ Bigga Rankin, one of Southern rap's most influential tastemakers and mixtape pioneers, has reportedly passed away. His ...