I truly take into account my unbiased view on how these tunes have impacted hip-hop culture. Spoiler alert: All hail what ...

It started in a smoky trap house in East Oakland, teens banging on a table, freestyling about scrounging up enough cash to ...

Kneecap, three young men from Northern Ireland who rap in Irish, has risen to prominence in recent years, with controversy ...

Young Noble’s impact on hip-hop culture remains undeniable, with his collaborations continuing to inspire new generations of ...

Hundreds of hip-hop songs deserve recognition for their meaning and their beats. But for now, in random order, are 50 essential hip-hop tracks to celebrate five decades of groundbreaking music.

On this day in 1986, Doug E. Fresh, the Human Beatbox and Harlem native, released his long-awaited debut album Oh, My God! on ...

From historic veterans to present-day moguls, these managers helped turn artists into icons and built empires behind the ...

Luther Vandross didn’t just sing love songs. He invented the kind of vocals that make you want to text your ex, light a ...

HotNewHipHop closes February with top hip-hop releases, highlighting innovation, diversity, and the genre’s evolution.

SUMMERS: All week, to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop, we're looking at key moments that helped define the genre. Today, the birth of trap music and the rise of Southern rap. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) ...

Fortunately, Hip Hop music may lessen the stressful states of mind and bring more tranquility into the lives of students. It has been shown that the genre may stimulate specific brain regions.

"Hip-hop has, in some ways, become kind of like country music," he noted. It's a common, evolving musical language in which ...