Biz Markie

Sampling in hip-hop has been going on since the genre’s inception, but in 2023, it’s been more prevalent than ever. XXL dives deep to discuss why everything sounds familiar.

The "Just a Friend" rapper has passed away.

Rest In Peace, Shock G.

If you're a lover of 90's hip hop like myself, then you definitely don't want to miss this tour coming up soon featuring one of the era's biggest hip hop stars and this tour is for sure "2 Legit To Quit".

On this day, Ice-T tackles censorship in rap with his political album, 'The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!'

Today's hip-hop history includes one of the greatest tv comedies, a rapper turned preacher's birthday, and Kelis' 'Milkshake."

The Tom Tom Club's 1981 hit "Genius of Love" has been one of the most popular samples in hip-hop and R&B. In this new series, we broke down the history of the song, and some classic '90s and '00s cuts that sampled the track.

"I'm very in tune with the concept of life and the concept of growth in my personal life and just making sure that [this album] really tells a story of where I'm at and where I've been."

A certified hip hop legend is coming to Central Texas to represent for the old school hip hop heads! Temple Parks & Recreation announces today (April 11th) that  Hip Hop musician and DJ, Biz Markie, will perform  at the 12th Annual Bloomin’ Temple Festival presented by H-E-B on Saturday, April 29th! Best known for ...