Ryan James wants to dispel the misperceptions surrounding hip-hop. "When you think hip-hop, it comes with an element of fear," he said, "because people associate it with guns, violence and drugs." ...

Alldreianna Braggs prefers to perform in places with "no negativity and no drama." Braggs, whose rap name is Yung Shotta, found such a venue Saturday at the second annual Cypher City Hip-Hop Festival, ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. St. Louis underground rappers Ron G, Tank the Machine, Bo Dean, MC Tres and A-Game during Boomin Visual's HUSTL3 C1T4 cypher.

Bloom 1st Annual Hip Hop Festival and car show is a dynamic celebration of hip hop culture, featuring an exciting mix of breakdance, popping and all youth dance battles, a Lowrider vs Hot Rod Car Show ...