Remembering 18 influential Hip-hop artists who passed away in 2024, including Rich Homie Quan, DJ Mister Cee, and Rico Wade, ...

President Jimmy Carter honored and recognized Black musicians by creating Black Music Month in June -- also known as African ...

When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...

Instead of sticking to the same old tracks, why not discover the fresh voices redefining music today? From rising new ...

Houston rap is in an interesting spot going into 2025. We have established stars that have crossed over into the mainstream or been major players for years now in Megan Thee Stallion and Travis Scott.

Jennifer Lopez once explained how she gave male rap stars a taste of their own medicine with the music video for this hit song.

The new year is here. After 2024 produced some standout projects from some of the game's biggest artists, 2025 is setting up for a similar wave. Here's a look at the January 2025 new music releases.

In 2021, KRS-One, Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Kurtis Blow founded the Hip Hop Alliance. The organization addresses the “needs and concerns of the Hip Hop and R&B workforce through advocacy, information ...

Kendrick has always made thought-provoking music, Drake drops hits ... genius in his own right. Overall, Hip-Hop has had its ups and downs with artists rising and falling, but we’re definitely ...

Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco will serve as a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University's Peabody Institute to teach a rap ...