This year’s theme is “B-yond Borders,” aimed at showcasing kinship between hip hop and social dance forms abroad.

Whatever it was, there was special excitement Wednesday night at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis. It was the return to the ...

Go: A History of Hip-Hop Sampling with John Morrison and Josh Leidy, 7 p.m. Friday. Feb. 7, Woods Theatre at Monmouth University, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch. Free. springsteenarchives.org.