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Northside Trap Run, is St. Louis’ first and only hip-hop 5K and festival. With more than a dozen DJs, this run, hosted by Northside Community Housing, Inc., offers great music and celebrates the ...

ST. LOUIS – Sophie’s Artist Lounge is hosting a landmark exhibition titled “To STL With Love,” celebrating the influence of hip-hop culture in St. Louis, opening on Thursday, Sept. 4, with a special ...

The final day of Music at the Intersection 2025 wasn’t just a concert, it was a definitive statement. With hip hop serving as the heartbeat of the festival’s closing moments, De La Soul commanded the ...

Since the May 16 tornado, FEMA said it has distributed more than $47 million dollars to homeowners and renters in Missouri. With such extensive damage, many musicians in St. Louis have taken the ...

Saturday, as hundreds gathered to celebrate the power of community, unity and grassroots efforts, there was an underlying mission to persevere through struggle. Dozens of vendors set up tents right ...

ST. LOUIS - Hip-hop really isn't a dance. It's a culture. A culture that involves four main components: graffiti, DJing, rapping and break dance, also called breaking. And if you take one of Nicholas ...

From left Trifeckta, Keem and Rockwell Knuckles pose for a portrait at None of the Above. The three of them put out a collaboration album titled “The North Remembers” as an ode to north St. Louis. Two ...

Tef Poe, a rapper and activist, addresses a group of protesters with whom he marched from a tent encampment along the St. Louis riverfront to the steps of City Hall on Monday, May 2, 2022. Rapper and ...

The era of hip-hop reunions is officially in full swing, and one of the Midwest’s most important collectives may be next. During a surprise moment at his annual Black & White Ball, Nelly revealed that ...