Daddy Yankee will perform live from Puerto Rico on 'Dick Clark's New Year’s Rockin’ Eve' with host Roselyn Sánchez.

The relationship between hip-hop, social justice, and the spoken word was on prominent display at the New Jersey Performing ...

“It’s the English side of me that never dies,” said the pioneering wordsmith who is celebrating 40 years of hip-hop classics like “La-Di-Da-Di.” By Jonathan Abrams Hip-hop was still in its nascency ...

The Ruler is coming back to Central New York. Rap legend Slick Rick will perform at the Westcott Theater in Syracuse on Friday, Dec. 12. Doors open at 8 p.m.; the concert will begin at 9. Tickets are ...

Hip-hop icon Slick Rick and acclaimed actor Idris Elba have teamed up for a powerful new track, “Badman Generation.” The song, which also has a music video directed by Meji Alabi, is a bonus release ...

There's a scene in The Sopranos where Paulie Gualtieri is sharing recycled stories over dinner. Paulie cushions his punchlines with thick bursts of nervous laughter, the New Jersey mafia captain ...

Slick Rick visits Pitchfork to explain why "Presenting Dionne Warwick" is a perfect record from start to finish. Mitch McConnell warns of "big setback" for Republicans Royal train to end 156 years of ...

Slick Rick has credited Idris Elba for “pushing” him to make a new album. The 60-year-old rapper has just released Victory, his first record since 1999’s The Art Of Storytelling, and he had been just ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 13: Slick Rick attends the "Victory" Premiere during the 2025 Tribeca Festival at SVA Theater on June 13, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop legend Slick Rick is proving his creative spark is far from fading. The English-born rapper — known for his signature eye patch and masterful storytelling — returned to the ...