In May 2024, a viral claim across social media platforms suggested that the Republic of Congo had produced a deaf rapper who cannot sing, rap or speak. The subject of this claim was MC Baba, an artist ...

MC Lyte, one of hip-hop’s pioneer emcees, tells CNN she’s “elated” with how far hip-hop has come since its inception back in 1973. “Look where we are. I am just so elated, excited, it’s almost as ...

For nearly four decades, rapper Lana “MC Lyte” Moorer has been instrumental in using her voice to help women claim and cement their place in hip-hop and show business. The veteran performer is ...

At face value, MC Lyte and Sinéad O’Connor are a pretty unorthodox pairing, though really they were kindred spirits. O’Connor hailed from the deceptively impoverished Dublin, while Lyte was bred from ...

HIP-HOP WAS BORN IN THE BRONX in the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary, “Rolling Stone” will be publishing a series of features, historical pieces, op-eds, and lists throughout ...

There are a lot of firsts associated with MC Sha-Rock, hip-hop's "mother of the mic." The Bronx, NY, native is the first female MC in hip-hop history and the first to sign a record deal; the first ...

On this day in 1989, Queens native Marvin Young — better known as Young MC — released his debut album Stone Cold Rhymin’ through Delicious Vinyl, marking his official entry into Hip Hop history. The ...