A Night of Hip Hop with Co-Hosts Frannie Kelley and Ali Shaheed Muhammad May 14, 2014; 1111 N. Capitol St. NE – Ah one two, ah one two – time to test the low end of NPR's sound system. On Tuesday, May ...

Hip-hop is a culture so rich that it impacts all areas of society. The new season of Spotify’s latest original podcast, Microphone Check, features eye-opening conversations with guests whose unique ...

We went to Atlanta to talk to the three-man production team behind some of the greatest songs ever: Ray Murray, Rico Wade and Sleepy Brown. Microphone Check Live: Organized Noize On May 18th ...

On Sunday, Sept. 14, 20 years and one day after Biggie Smalls' debut album, Ready to Die, was released, Microphone Check gathered four of the musician's friends in Brooklyn to recall the man they knew ...

Filmmaker Tariq Nasheed is hosting screenings of his hip-hop documentary, “Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip-Hop,” at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema for a week beginning on Friday. Released in ...

Microphone Check stands as a groundbreaking documentary offering a compelling narrative that delves into the often-overlooked origins and evolution of hip hop culture. As the first film of its kind to ...

Beginning an audio conversation only to discover that your headphones or microphone aren't working properly can be annoying, causing frustration for you and the person you're talking to. Do a ...