(CNN) — Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so many, at ...

The djembe drums and traditional chanting are long gone, replaced by TR-808 drum machines and rhythmic rhymes. As rap music becomes a worldwide phenomenon, non-Western nations are getting in on the ...

Rap was born in the Bronx, but its roots stretch back to Africa and Jamaica. Now, New York rapper Nas and reggae artist Damian Marley are collaborating on an album that traces those origins. "Rap is ...

Sanya Osha receives funding from the Andrew M. Mellon Foundation but writes in his personal capacity. Rising 28-year-old South African dancer and rapper Costa Titch (born Costa Tsobanoglou) died after ...