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 ...

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 ...

Microphone Check is a voice for hip-hop at NPR. We cover the music and the culture with knowledge, heart and experience. We talk to established and up-and-coming musicians, business people and ...

Changes in NPR’s music division announced Thursday include the departure of Microphone Check hosts Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Frannie Kelley and expanded partnerships with stations in covering jazz and ...

The new documentary “Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip-Hop” makes its D.C. premiere at the Landmark E Street Cinema downtown from July 19 through July 26. “There’s a lot of misconceptions ...

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 ...