What do Team USA and rappers have in common? They need a hype man, a person who champions the main talent through their vibrancy. Flavor Flav, hype man extraordinaire, is doing what he does best at ...

'90s Ultimate Hip Hop 'Hype Man' Just Joined Iconic Boy Band on Stage in Vegas - and Fans Are Losing Their Minds originally appeared on Parade. When Flavor Flav stepped onto the Las Vegas stage with ...

The Wilbury Theatre Group makes two claims in its latest play “Hype Man”: Hip-hop — invigorating, stark testimonial — transcends borders. Its unifying power is coupled with centrifugal forces of race, ...

NEW YORK — As important as they can be to a hip-hop act, hype men are supporting characters: They are there to valorize the M.C. and are meant to stay in their lane. A few, like Jay-Z, went on to fame ...

With the release of his third studio album, KIARI, Offset has introduced a vibe that’s both unique to him and subtly ...

Local faith based hip artist Dajon the Hype picked up her stage name supporting her mother's rap career. After some time, she decided to grab the microphone herself to spit hot fire style lyrics of ...

Judson L. Jeffries is Professor of African American and African studies at Ohio State University and a regular contributor to the Columbus Dispatch. For reasons unknown to me, my 14-year-old son is ...

Janay Reece came back home to Baltimore to join WJZ in August 2023. Before coming back to the Charm City, Janay was a morning anchor and reporter for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, VA. She joined the WDBJ7 morning ...