2004 was a pivotal year in my life. Arguably, it’s the most significant year of my professional life; on my 25th birthday — June 3, 2004 —I published my first-ever blog post. From that point on, my ...

West Cost rapper Murs and local hip-hop artist Bxmbi, aka Preston Poindexter, who is program manager and a participant in the program, stopped by the What's Up! studio to chat about Groundwaves, the ...

Groundwaves is in full swing at the Medium in Springdale. The monthly hip-hop open mic event gives local rappers, beat makers and spoken word poets a venue to share their work on a Tuesday night. Then ...

Odder than anything beaming in from Planet Weezy is Warner Bros.’ decision to take a chance on indie interloper Murs just when hip-hop sales have gotten as terrible as the rest of the music industry’s ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. 2004 was a pivotal year in my life. Arguably, it’s the most significant ...