Created with good intention, Detroit, MI-based Sports Rap Radio has been shut down. “[This is] history-making,” Parker told CBS News at the time. “[It’s] groundbreaking, [and] we just believe that the ...

'I’m proud of the product the staff delivered. But I’m devastated that I couldn’t deliver this for our culture,' says Sports Rap Radio owner, Rob Parker. In June, veteran sports anchor Rob Parker ...

Less than 90 days after its launch, Detroit-based Sports Rap Radio, touted as the nation’s first sports-talk radio station completely owned by and featuring African American talent, has come to an end ...

“Just four years ago, there were no Black full-time sports hosts on the radio in Detroit,” Parker said. “In a city that’s nearly 80% Black, I looked at that as a problem.” Joining Parker in ownership ...

A landmark event in Black history — no, scratch that, American history — will take place in our city Monday morning. And you can listen in. Sports Rap Radio, the nation’s first sports-talk radio ...

Local hip-hop radio could learn a lot from the shopping mall. In recent months, The Streets at Southpoint, the sprawling 1.3-million-square-foot emporium a dozen miles from downtown Durham, has ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. Back ...