Emerging from the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia) area, C Marley is quickly rising as one of the region’s most promising rap talents. Known for his unique blend of raw lyricism and melodic flow, Marley ...

The FADER's longstanding Beat Construction interview series highlights today's most crucial producers and their craft. The first Cheecho beat to ever come out hit the internet two years ago, when a ...

The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter will headline an evening of soul, jazz and R&B on Baltimore's Inner Harbor as part of the OK Sunday Series. Many outsiders misinterpret DMV as a catch-all term ...

Common and Pete Rock play 9:30 Club on Sept. 15. Credit: monaris; courtesy of I.M.P. The DMV rap scene is one of the nation’s most underrated music communities. Many of the country’s favorite hip-hop ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo by Tristan Van Steen. Graphic by Chris Panicker. That’s right. TrapMoneyBiggie is one of the hottest producers in DMV street ...

We didn’t hear as much DMV rap music on the airwaves in 2018 as we did in 2017 — an exceptional yesteryear that delivered massive national hits from Logic, GoldLink and Shy Glizzy. But isn’t the radio ...

One of the first online sightings of Landover, Maryland rapper Black Fortune’s talent came when he appeared in Kno-Effort's “PG County High School Cypher 2” in 2015, representing Parkdale High School.

From one little resort town came some of weirdest, boldest changes to hip-hop's sound. A few hours away, flowery backpack raps and a splash of... As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip ...

Sign up for City Lights, our twice-weekly guide to arts and nightlife in the D.C. area. It lands in your inbox every Sunday and Thursday. This week has seen two ...