MayFest, a weekend of music, food and drink, opened with a barrage of DJ sets at the Electric Lot Party.

Based in Santa Barbara, Rebelution delivers a message of positive social impact over the peaceful sounds of independent, grassroots reggae.

With uber-literate, spitfire freestyle rapping, Busdriver, aka Regan Farquhar, transports listeners to a magically-surreal, head-spinning world of sound and rhymes.

After a decade together, the seven-piece, Minneapolis-based, hip-hop melting pot known as Doomtree is still boiling with fresh ideas and sounds.

Chali 2na has earned his throne among the legends of hip hop and in the world beyond.

When Trey Songz is on tour it's Valentine's Day every day. When the tour is actually during Valentine's season?

If you're a music lover (and we guess you are), then you're surely as excited as we are about a brand new year with brand new music. It can be hard to keep up with releases, but our DJs are here to help.

St. Louisians D-Ex and Furius "Iceman" Stylz, the award-winning DJs and hip-hop diehards behind Deep Krate Radio, have a combined 50-plus years of experience as DJs.

Quality recordings from St. Louis heavyweights made 2011 a strong year for underground hip hop.

It's been an amazing year in music, and the DJs of 88.1 KDHX have been spinning it for you all throughout 2011. In this feature, our DJs pick their top 10 albums of the year.

STL Loud is on its third volume and is going strong. The showcase on 11/11/11 featured five bands: Firedog, The Reeling Gilly, Superhero Killer, RIP (filling in for Rockwell Knuckles) and The Funky Butt Brass Band.

DJ Mahf (Dan Mahfood) and MC Mathias (Matt Fournier) visited the Magnolia Studios to demonstrate that in St. Louis independent hip hop is alive and bobbing to the beat.

The Smoker's Club Tour rolled through St. Louis, bringing out a crowd to the Pageant with their lighters raised for a dose of good hip-hop, especially from the tour's three main acts.

DJ Shadow
"The Less You Know, the Better"
Island, Verve

Contrary to its title, DJ Shadow's "The Less You Know, the Better" is a fulfilling experience for longtime fans, but won't blow away any newcomers.

Ex-Digable Planets MC Butterfly takes a more modern approach with his latest project Shabazz Palaces, replacing the jazz-influenced instrumentation of his earlier music with layered electronic sounds.

The second and final day of LouFest was headlined by TV on the Radio and featured performances by Ume, Das Racist, !!! and many more.

Hours before his skateboarding mishap, Lil Wayne entertained a packed house at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater with Rick Ross, Keri Hilson, and Far East Movement.

He knew he was asking a lot of us. Put our hands up in the air. Smile. Say "ho-oo." Get up and dance. Where did it end? But Atmosphere's Slug just wanted the crowd to give it up. He made sure we knew this was as close to church as some of us might get.

I don’t make it to many hip hop shows but after last nights performance by a Rhymesayer heavy line-up at the Pageant that is certain to change.

The year 2011 is flying by at the speed of sound. As we hit the midyear mark, the DJs of 88.1 KDHX have pressed pause, surveyed the scene and weighed in with their favorite releases -- thus far.

Calculators tapping, paper rolls flying -- KDHX midyear album spins are in. Here's all of the albums and EPs, national and local, that are getting the most airplay on 88.1 KDHX, released so far this year.

Still waiting for the right summer soundtrack? Ladies and gentleman, it has arrived. Raphael Saadiq's Stone Rollin' is here to accompany your summer, and its spot on the KDHX charts shows it's here to stay.

The second annual Saint Louis Underground Music festival, a hip-hop showcase featuring over 60 performers, was held at Atomic Cowboy this year.

R. Kelly and Keyshia Cole played the Chaifetz Arena last night, Friday, June 16.

Performances by St. Louis born Nelly, Chingy, Tef Poe and many more kept the crowd at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on their feet Sunday at Super Jam 3.