PORTLAND, Ore. — PDX Hip Hop Week kicked off its eighth annual celebration of the Rose City's hip-hop culture this week with events across the metro area. The events, which run from Aug. 20 to 27, ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — On Juneteenth, award-winning artist Kendrick Lamar hosted a sold-out show celebrating West Coast hip-hop in Inglewood, California, unofficially championing the show as a victory ...

Portland may not be known as a hub of hip-hop on par with New York or Los Angeles, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t been a hotbed for sonic experimentation and incredible talent for decades. We had all ...

After an extra-long holiday break, getting back into Portland’s hip-hop soundwaves has been rough, because it is fucking cold out here. If it was hard to lure Portlanders to rap shows before, it’s ...

Idris “StarChile” O’Ferrall, a longtime organizer and promoter in Portland’s hip-hop scene, died today at the age of 42. O’Ferrall had been diagnosed with central nervous system lymphoma last month ...

The cause of the Zen fire is under investigation, according to Central Oregon Fire Info. Vote to increase funding for I-5 bridge replacement project on Tuesday A virtual meeting in which the vote is ...

If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. Rap superstars Wu-Tang Clan are coming to Portland’s Moda Center as part of final farewell Wu-Tang Forever tour on ...

No one else looked like Vursatyl in high school. Growing up in Northeast Portland as the son of a local pastor and musician, the rapper born Marlon Irving fell in love with hip-hop early, and he went ...

Wynne’s 2022 track “Glass Slipper Flows” hinted at the Portland native eventually becoming a force on the mic: “Please don’t address me ’til you’ve done your research/ Steppin’ to my name, just take ...