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Jay-Z, Run-DMC and Jill Scott, among others, will all be toasting to the end of summer at Budweiser's Made in America Festival this weekend. Want to be part of the festivities curated by Hov? The BoomBox is offering five lucky winners the chance to score a pair of tickets to the event...

The prevailing voice for young readers during hip-hop's early years, several of Dr. Seuss' books sell enough copies to go gold annually, and while works like 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'Green Eggs and Ham' are generally referenced due to their simplicity, his impression on rap music, thanks to his employment of the repetitive, sing-song anapestic tetrameter, is undeniable...

They say opposites attract. In music, when sounds foreign to one other collide to form single cohesive tracks, we often call the results "mash-ups." To some, these are musical dreams; others see them as ear-opening opportunities to let different artists into their lives...

Getty Images Rev Run's son JoJo Simmons has been "exposed" by a transgender woman named Julisa, who claims she rebuffed his advances. In a video which recently hit the 'net, Julisa posted offered screencaps of JoJo's texts, revealing that the 22-year-old had expressed interest in getting together, promising not to "judge" her...

Freddie Gibbs and Young Jeezy are about to officially consummate their hip-hop relationship. Since the Snowman signed the Gary, Ind. rapper to his Corporate Thugz Entertainment (CTE) label in April, the new allies previewed their first formal collaboration, 'Run D MC,' in a new video...

LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys have another shot at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The two hip-hop acts are among the 15 music groups on the 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations ballot. They have some stiff competition: Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi, Chic, Neil Diamond, Donovan, Dr...

Run-DMC's Darryl "DMC" McDaniels will release his second solo album 'Origins of Block Music' this summer, but the veteran emcee says that it will be a much lighter body of work, compared to his previous release. "It's going to be educational, motivational, inspirational, and fun," he told The BoomBox...

On March 1, Roots drummer Questlove announced the lineup for the group's upcoming Third Annual Roots Picnic. Quest posted a Twitvid revealing that performers at the June 5 show would include the Clipse, Vampire Weekend and Das Racist, in addition to a special reunion performance...

"Stay in School" is not slogan used in legendary Run-DMC rapper Reverend Run's house, it turns out. "My daughter Angela was in college, she was like, 'Daddy, I don't know what to do, I'm getting straight A's in college, but Pastries is taking off...

Music plays an integral role in our lives, but, at times we take for granted the moments that uniquely changed the game. From the first time Michael Jackson moonwalked for the American public to the day five guys from Compton, Calif. got together to form the world's most dangerous group, here are our top 20 black music milestones...