Long before Keznamdi collected his Grammy award as the 2026 winner for Best Reggae Album, the musically gifted Jamaican youth was a fiend for hip-hop. "I started out rapping," says Kez, who was raised ...

While Atlanta was still in its funk era in the 1970s, reggae and dancehall music began to gain popularity in New York, where they would be infused with round-the-way rap to form hip-hop. For example, ...

In the Bronx earlier this month, there was a celebration of reggae music and its impact on other cultures. “The Caribbean contribution to this city and to the United States and to the world is amazing ...

As Black History Month comes to a close, the 2022 NAACP Image Awards cap off a month celebrating black contributions to society. After the ceremony on Saturday, February 26, the celebrating will ...

Grandmaster Flash, DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa and Chuck D attend Columbia University's Rap Summit circa November 1993 in New York City Hip-hop is having a party. For the uninitiated, 2023 marks a ...

Editor's Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities and their impact on our region. The series builds on The Star ...