With its release, the genre gained a fresh, marketable image, paving the way for its eventual dominance in global music culture. “Rapper’s Delight” didn’t invent Hip-Hop, nor was it the ...

At its core, hip-hop is a voice for the voiceless seeking to address systemic inequities through storytelling.

Last summer, The Connecticut Mirror traveled the state, interviewing and photographing individuals who represent the past, present and future of the state’s homegrown hip-hop culture.

Prosecutors have expanded the racketeering case against Sean "Diddy" Combs, adding new victims and kidnapping allegations.

The timeline for that expansion is still a work ... The film is a commentary on hip-hop culture that explores its true nature, dispels the notion that hip-hop is strictly a music genre and ...