Day one of the two-day hip-hop festival featured standout performances from YG, Sexyy Red, Ski Mask The Slump God, Xavier ...

To mark the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the New York City Public Schools system asked Walter Greason, Ph.D., the leading ...

Heather Augustyn will never tell you that Hip Hop isn’t an American-born movement, but if you can’t pick up the Jamaican and ...

On this day in 1989, Corona, Queens rap and street legend Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo released their first album on the ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay ...

As a woman deeply rooted in the music industry and Hip-Hop culture, I believe it is essential to preserve the stories, voices, and artifacts of female Hip-Hop artists.” - Lisa Cortés, Founder, Cortés ...

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 ...

A lot can happen in a decade. In the music world alone, we saw significant sonic shifts in genres, artists rise and fall, and ...

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.

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like kwn and Saint Lamaar. With the NBA All-Star tournament, SNL 50 and a potentially pivotal new joint album from Drake and ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Drake, PartyNextDoor, and Cash Cobain. Ah, Valentine’s Day. A day for romance — or, if you’re a rapper, for flying in ...

Xzibit opens up about his return to music, working with Conor McGregor’s Greenback Records, and why authenticity in Hip-Hop still matters. Few artists embody Hip-Hop’s resilience quite like ...