On this day in hip-hop history, Biz Markie (real name Marcel Theo Hall), one of the most respected and successful DJs in hip-hop, was born. Growing up in Harlem, New York, The Biz has been moving the ...

Roxanne Shante was DJ-ing at a party in 2016 when she noticed two women in the crowd waving their hands in the air. “I thought, I must be doing a hell of a job hosting,” Shante said. As it turns out, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Biz Markie in 1988. (Credit: David Corio/Redferns) Roxanne Shanté is listening to her Juice Crew partner Masta Ace talk about ...

Roxanne Shanté is listening to her Juice Crew partner Masta Ace talk about RZA’s upcoming EP, Juice Crew, when she has an a-ha moment. Unbeknownst to her, RZA had started the project years ago to ...

The rap pioneer talks Paid in Full’s mission to honor hip-hop legends and protect the next generation. But the best story of this year's awards may be the fact that one of last year's honorees, ...

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As the good-natured SiriusXM DJ and Grammy-winning rapper said, it’s “the countdown to the throw down” for us here in New Jersey. Roxanne Shante has done more for popular culture and the overarching ...

Roxanne Shante’s name takes hip-hop heads back to the early days of hip-hop. As one of the first female rappers to make a significant impact on the genre, her rise to fame was a revolutionary show of ...

Roxanne Shante’s name takes hip-hop heads back to the early days of hip-hop. As one of the first female rappers to make a significant impact on the genre, her rise to fame was a revolutionary show of ...

Hip-Hop icon Roxanne Shante is front and center as Rock the Bells makes its New Jersey debut on Saturday, June 28, at the Prudential Center. Founded by LL COOL J, the groundbreaking festival ...

Hip-Hop icon Roxanne Shanté reveals she lived with Rick James for six months at age 16 and now fights to protect young women from exploitation in the entertainment industry. “I was only 16 years old ...