It was a celebration of hip hop this evening at River City in Wheeling.In partnership with the YWCA, Wheeling Heritage sponsored “Rhyme and Reason: A Spoken ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond native Shaqwan Lewis, also known as rapper “Mad Skillz,” took home his first Grammy award for “Best Spoken Word Poetry Album” of the year at this year’s 68th annual ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond-based rapper and poet Mad Skillz has won his first Grammy Award, taking home the honor for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. Mad Skillz earned ...

Country is the genre that comes to mind when we think of spoken word moments in song, but that scene isn’t the only one that fancies a less-than-melodic verse. Rock music also has its fair share of ...

The sound of a man’s steady tenor voice fills the theater. “This is how to make time to think: break yourself into pieces, scatter them, label them anything other than a name, toss to others and their ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond-based hip-hop artist Mad Skillz won his first Grammy Award on Sunday, bringing home the trophy for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album. "Words For Days Vol. 1" took the honor at the ...

Michale Graves formerly of the Misfits has announced a 55 date USA tour. He'll be playing acoustic, doing spoken word, and doing a Q+A. The tour runs march to may. As you may recall, Graves previously ...

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has won a Grammy Award for his spoken-word audiobook Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, marking a notable moment at the 68th Grammy ...

SAUL WILLIAMS: If it is up to me, it is up to me. And thus is my love, untainted, eternal. SIMON: That's poet Saul Williams on his album "Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople," ...

A series of Mondays in 2025 saw me carry a box of creative writing prompts, balanced like a baby on my hip, and push one palm ...