Winston-Salem State University is set to honor Black History Month in a powerful way with hip-hop icon Pete Rock.

Shanté’s history was made in the mid-1980s, before the Recording Academy had even uttered an iota of interest in the hip-hop sound, a genre still developing its commercial structure as ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys.

It marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop, which dates back to the first DJ who scratched records in the 1970s, but it’s not a history of the genre. Instead, it investigates how hip hop’s ...

In the realm of hip hop, where the narrative often champions youth, South Africa is witnessing an unprecedented transformation. This vibrant musical landscape, deeply woven into the fabric of local ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Busta Rhymes, Central Cee, and Mac Miller. Here we are, folks: The first Best New Hip-Hop column of 2025. Pardon the ...

A hip-hop awards show and festival that could attract "hundreds of celebrity guests" and "thousands of tourists" is planned for August in Memphis, organizers said Wednesday. The "For Us By Us Hip ...

The label would go on to launch the careers of successful R&B and hip-hop groups, including Xscape, Jagged Edge, Lil Jon and Da Brat, and it put Atlanta on the map as a musical force to be ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like 4Fargo, Bryant Barnes and THEY. 2025 is only three weeks old and the rap world is in full-swing. Outside of the headlines ...

The exhibition features work by Adri Norris, whose “Women of Hip-Hop” series pays tribute to the Black women who shaped hip-hop culture. Using bold, harlequin brushstrokes, Norris honors the ...

as hip-hop turned 50 in 2023, the genre was in desperate need of an heir apparent. Although women and rappers in the South like Doechii, Latto, and GloRilla have made significant strides in ...

R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay The week’s most popular songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using ...