Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper.

From reciting rap lyrics to revolutionizing hip-hop studies Dr Joycelyn Wilson proves hip-hop’s power in academia and digital media.

Hip hop artist Shaun Boothe will present his “Unauthorized Biography Series — Live Your Legacy” on Feb. 20 at the Alhambra ...

The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) is set to host Celebrate Hip Hop on February 15 and 16, offering an immersive experience ...

Beats, Art & Fashion blended dance, singing, music, fashion, visual art and poetry into a celebration of Black History Month ...

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And so we're just playing our part to do what hip hop already does." For Kuerti, the concert was a blank slate for the ...

It was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter that Irv Gotti, the pioneering producer and co-founder of Murder Inc. Records, ...

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

A History of Hip Hop Sampling with John Morrison and Josh Leidy is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 at Monmouth University in West Long Branch.

For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned to the ...