Rapsody is the third female rapper to win Best Melodic Rap Performance, following Lauryn Hill, who won the award in 1999 for ...

Navajo hip-hop artist and producer Cecil Tso has been making music for years. But, he’s just now releasing his first solo ...

Hip-hop in the Middle East continues to grow, blending tradition with modernity while giving artists a voice to challenge societal issues globally.

The list we present here follows love’s movement through nearly four decades of hiphop, from Man Parrish to Missy Elliott.

Mona Haydar is many things—rapper, poet, activist, scholar, mother. A voice for the marginalized, she serves as a bridge ...

A lawsuit accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs of drugging and assaulting a young rapper, adding to mounting legal woes for the Hip-Hop ...

Jeezy’s “My President” became a powerful anthem during one of the most transformative periods in American history. As Barack Obama’s presidential campaign gained momentum, Jeezy, the Atlanta-based ...

Derrick Darby, a Rutgers University professor who studies the intersection of hip-hop and political philosophy, explains how money, power, and influence led to Trump’s comeback.

Will Smith has been getting back to the booth in recent years, with the former “Fresh Prince” finally announcing his official ...

By 1984, hip-hop had evolved from its grassroots beginnings in the Bronx into a cultural movement on the cusp of mainstream recognition. Run-DMC’s self-titled debut album releas ...

It was a dark time when FM radio wallowed in narrow, whitewashed, corporate-mandated playlists. Pop music stations rotated the same dozen force-fed hits and nothing but. Country music outlets played ...

James Crump-Wallace is a serial entrepreneur. He created the Diamond Flea Market, is the co-founder and creative director of The Spot RVA and is a co-founder of Secret Supper Society, an ...