A reader asked a fair question after our ’70s songs series. Why does rock always take the heat? Hip-hop built its reputation on saying what no one else would. Some of what it said, however, wouldn’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I REMEMBER WHEN RAP WAS YOUNG In August 1973, the Jamaican-born Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell held his first block party in the ...

There’s an old saying “There’s nothing new under the sun”, which we often write off as a figure of speech. However, when you recognize something you’re almost certain you’ve seen or heard before, ...

Hip-hop Christmas songs create a form of holiday cheer like no other. From innovative lyrics to stellar production, these songs help us celebrate the season in the most unique ways. With numerous ...

From the electric crowd energy to the raw improvisation on stage, live hip-hop and rap performances create moments no studio track can match. Science shows our brains and bodies literally sync with ...

Through the years, as hip-hop has become such an undeniable staple in pop music, it's hard to tell where the rap game starts and pop culture begins. With the lines being blurred more than ever, ...

A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B. Often boosted by social media, many of them got ...

When Sugarhill Gang’s 1979 hit “Rapper’s Delight” became the first hip-hop song to land on the Billboard Hot 100, it opened the door for the 1980s to be a massive decade for the new genre. Beginning ...

Michael Jackson's "Beat It" debuts on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart, following "Billie Jean" by just one ...

One of Snow Hill’s native daughters is Marlanna Evans — known as Rapsody — a Grammy-award winning artist whose socially ...

Fifty years after it was created in New York City’s Bronx borough, hip hop is a multi-billion dollar industry that doubles as a powerful political tool for Black Americans. The music for a ...