The production across the album was steeped in that gritty, sample-driven boom bap synonymous with the era, led by beats from the likes of Pete Rock, Marley Marl, and Easy Mo Bee. The vibe was ...

From underground parties in the Bronx to dominating today’s Billboard charts, hip hop’s journey has been nothing short of ...

“Everyone in our circle was listening to a lot of West Coast hip hop, and a lot of that stuff was real minor key and dark ...

Our staff's favorite songs from a year that confirmed that hip-hop and R&B were now at top 40's center, but also had plenty ...

1. BigXthaPlug and Bailey Zimmerman’s new collab “All the Way” debuts at No. 4 on the Hot 100 – higher than either artist has ...

Experience the top songs of 1987, from pop and rock to R&B and hip-hop, and enjoy the hits that made everyone sing and dance.

The head of Def Jam talks us through the tracks that have shaped his musical tastes and played a part in his professional ...

While music is a subjective art form, here are 12 of the best love songs of all time by Black women, celebrating their ...

The hip-hop concert, for which tickets go on sale April 11, features acts like Atmosphere, Lupe Fiasco and Cypress Hill. Here's the full lineup.

A half-decade has passed since the last Black Violin album, "Give Thanks," dropped. But the unique violin and viola playing hip-hop duo, finally finished the follow-up, "Full Circle," which will be ...

Her rise in the hip-hop world hasn’t come ... some of her late father’s songs and was inspired to follow in his footsteps. When she was only 8 years old, she and her uncle convinced Johnson ...

However, by the time the 1980s rolled around, hip-hop started seeing a lot more commercial appeal, with hit songs hitting mainstream audiences, the creation of subgenres, and elevated sound ...