THIS BURGEONING RADIO STATION IS CELEBRATING MEMPHIS’ MASSIVE MUSICAL FOOTPRINT – AND FOSTERING NEW CONNECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY
WYXR is just starting out — but it’s already making big strides in the famed Tennessee music town. Starting a […]
RiverBeat Music Fest announces lineup, led by the Fugees, Odesza, Jelly Roll
The lineup of the inaugural RiverBeat Music Festival has been announced, and it is headlined by a reunion of the […]
‘The Light Is On Memphis Right Now, We’ve Always Been Good Music Artists’ Yo Gotti On Memphis’ Impact On Music
Click Below To Play Video Gotti emerged from the Memphis rap scene in the late 1990s, breaking through with his […]
How Memphis rap charted a passage from Delta blue
By Zandria F. Robinson GloRilla, Three 6 Mafia, Yo Gotti, Gangsta Boo. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR. Frazer Harrison […]
Memphis is known as the home of blues, but it’s also …
It’s also the birthplace of some groundbreaking hip-hop This was originally published on “@nprmusic“
901 Now: Memphian on the road shares his talents with the world
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A Memphian is on the road sharing his talent with the world. On tour for the […]
Three 6 Mafia turns $4,500 into $45 million with ‘Mystic Stylez’
By Phil Harrell When hip-hop started 50 years ago, it was just a curiosity for the record labels. But by […]
MEMPHIS TO SERVE AS HOST FOR WORLD’S LARGEST MUSIC BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT WITH UK PARLIAMENT & LIVERPOOL SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND CONNECT GLOBAL MUSIC COMMUNITY WITH RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE MEMPHIS, TN, UNITED STATES, […]
The best Memphis rap albums of 2023 (so far), from Moneybagg Yo to Gloss Up to NLE Choppa
Bob Mehr Memphis Commercial Appeal In 2023, Memphis hip-hop is continuing what has been a historically significant (and commercially successful) […]
Rap Renaissance Memphis women are at the forefront of a rap revival.
Kailynn Johnson 4:00 a.m. Jul. 26, 2023 While our favorite “Hot Girl Coach” Megan Thee Stallion coined “Hot Girl Summer” […]