An aspiring rapper and spoken word performer from the Sacramento area is on a unique mission during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, chronicling his journey through a series of short videos on social ...

Attention students! Dayton Live is offering a chance to win tickets to “Hamilton” in a contest titled Founding Fathers Cypher. A cypher is defined as a gathering of rappers, beatboxers and/or poets ...

Watsky, a 32-year-old rapper who also delves in poetry and the written word, is set for a stop at the Bourbon Theatre Saturday.

An evening of spoken word, rap, art and community. Curated by Karia White with Assétou Xango as Master of Ceremonies Shades of Honey works to cultivate community through artistic lenses such as spoken ...

NEW YORK - Long before Public Enemy urged the need to "Fight the Power" or N.W.A. offered a crude rebuke of the police, Gil Scott-Heron was articulating the rage and the disillusionment of the black ...

In the wake of Malcolm X’s assassination in the winter of 1965, Black and brown poets like Amiri Baraka, Miguel Algarin, and Sonia Sanchez consciously rejected effete paper poems for those that sought ...

Montgomery native Moeskii is in for a major battle this weekend in Atlanta. The weapon of choice: Words. "It's a gritty sport," said Moeskii, describing the world of battle rap. "The terminology for ...

From ancient Greek soapbox soliloquies to viral TikTok videos of poetry slams, spoken word has always charged language with kinetic immediacy. Encompassing a unique blend of honesty and an engaging ...

Attention students! Dayton Live is offering a chance to win tickets to “Hamilton” in a contest titled Founding Fathers Cypher. A cypher is defined as a gathering of rappers, beatboxers and/or poets ...