On this date 55 years ago, Hip-Hop’s first matriarch was born in Newark, New Jersey. Dana Owens, known to the world as Queen Latifah, evolved from a promising basketball player in Irvington ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from J. Cole, Rico Nasty, and Doechii. I don’t know what was going on for the past seven days, but this week’s column is a doozy.

Here are three takeaways from Hit Songs Deconstructed’s latest in-depth research. Hip-hop/rap reigned as the most common primary genre in the Hot 100’s top 10 throughout 2024, contributing to ...

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu and 20th Television are in early development on Hip Hop Cop, a TV series adaptation of Ron Stallworth’s memoir The Gangs of Zion (2024, Hachette Book Group), his first book since ...

Weng, a female rapper known for pioneering new styles in Chinese hip-hop, has already released her album worldwide and performed in her hometown of Fuzhou. Harakiri has established himself as a ...

As the festival’s first night unfolded on March 15, Peso Pluma took center stage, shattering tradition as the first regional Mexican artist to ever headline the global hip-hop-centric festival.

This article explores underappreciated soul and funk compositions that should be remixed for modern hip-hop music. The Funky 16 Corners” by The Highlighters The Highlighters, originating from ...

There is an incredibly creepy coffin prank going around in hip-hop and now Drake's name has been dragged into it. Police reports of the two separate incidents obtained by TMZ describe similar ...

Many of its early pioneers emerged from urban and impoverished communities, much like the later but equally impactful movement of Hip-Hop. Additionally, the craft of improvisation plays a major ...

Around this time, 50 Cent started rapping and became part of the New York hip-hop scene. Jam Master Jay from Run-DMC produced an album for him that didn’t come out, so he started working on ...

NEW YORK — (AP) — Sean 'Diddy' Combs returned to federal court in New York City on Friday, pleading not guilty to the latest version of an indictment charging him with two decades of sex ...