On this day in 1988, Boogie Down Productions dropped one of the best and most influential albums of all time. It was widely seen as one of, if not the first, politically conscious efforts in Hip Hop.

1987: A rap group from the South Bronx ended up changing the fabric of hip-hop with their debut album. KRS-One felt challenged by MC Shan's lyrics on his song "The Bridge," feeling that Shan was ...

Ms. Melodie, a key member of the Boogie Down Productions crew and ex-wife of KRS-One, died last night (July 17), according to multiple news outlets. She was 43. Born Ramona Parker, Ms. Melodie was ...

Hip-hop was going through significant change in 1986. The commercial success of artists like Run-DMC and the visibility of labels like Def Jam Recordings was turning the genre into a viable industry.

The lawsuit claims that "horn hits, melodic figures, and drum fills" produced by KRS-One and Scott La Rock on 1986 track were replicated on "Life of the Party" which was utilized on Ye's stem player ...

It seems Kanye West has one less legal issue to worry about. The rapper is no longer liable in a lawsuit over a Boogie Down Productions sample.

Phase One Network, which owns the copyright of Boogie Down Productions’ “South Bronx,” sued Kanye West in 2022. Kanye West failed to respond to a lawsuit accusing him of sampling Boogie Down ...

Offset was shot following an altercation at a Florida Casino in which Lil TJay was arrested. TJay's lawyer addresses “false rumors" of his involvement in the shooting. 1 hour ago “I, Ruby J. Krajick, ...

Phase One Network, the asset management company overseeing the catalog of Boogie Down Productions, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Kanye West. The lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone ...

Back in November 2022, Kanye West was sued by rights holders over an unauthorized sample of pioneering rap group Boogie Down Productions’ 1987 hit “South Bronx” on Kanye’s album, Donda. The sample ...

Drake and 21 Savage aren’t the only ones facing a lawsuit over their recent work. Drake’s former frenemy Kanye West has also been sued for copyright infringement, according to Rolling Stone, by Boogie ...

On this day in 1988, Boogie Down Productions released one of the most influential and politically charged albums in Hip Hop history: By All Means Necessary. Widely regarded as a foundational project ...