NEW YORK (AP) — It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song's vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. It was then that hip-hop came into the ...

Writer Shad Reed gets past the trends and into the immortal albums that have shaped Hip-Hop. An onslaught of Hip-Hop “Mount Rushmores ” has recently flooded social media and various internet spaces to ...

Tomorrow, Aug. 11, the hip-hop world will celebrate 50 years of rap music, five decades removed from DJ Kool Herc’s 1973 “Back To School Jam” in the South Bronx that helped to christen the genre.

Tech N9ne's World Cup role proves Hip-Hop culture shapes global events, not just music charts, as Kansas City's legend becomes the official voice of his hometown.

Hip-Hop legend and Funky 4+1 member MC Sha-Rock is set to join Bowie State University as adjunct professor this fall.

Earlier this week, Snoop Dogg appeared to respond to criticism over his performance at Trump’s Inaugural Crypto Ball in Washington, D.C. The iconic rapper and media personality took to his Instagram ...

Logan Edra grew up learning about the four elements of hip-hop: rapping, graffiti, DJing and breakdancing. Now, she’s taking that knowledge and her love for the Bronx-born street dance style to the ...

Soon after the fall 1979 release of “Rapper’s Delight,” versions of the first commercially successful rap recording began cropping up around the world. The rapid spread of “Rapper’s Delight” is an ...

On this date in Hip-Hop history, Harlem icon Ma$e released his debut album Harlem World on the Bad Boy/Arista imprint. A millennial piece of uptown Hip Hop history ...

With the loss of multi-talented instrumentalist Roy Ayers, who died on Wednesday at the age of 84, the hip-hop world is honoring one of its greatest inspirations and sample sources. Hip-hop production ...