St. Louis has a history as a musical culture shifter. Jazz, the blues, rock and roll are just a few of the genres where artists with roots in the region have had a pivotal role in shaping sound for ...

Houston rapper Monaleo, famous for her 2021 song “ Beating Down Yo Block ,” released her third studio album, “ Who Did the ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Hip-hop music is celebrating 50 years, and since its inception the impact it’s had on ...

(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 ...

In December 1992, Dr. Dre put out his now-beloved debut solo album The Chronic. Since its release, hits songs from the LP like “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang,” “Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’ ...

We're continuing our coverage of the 50th anniversary of hip hop. And here in Brooklyn, as you can see *** very great turnout, local artists and elected officials while they teamed up to put together ...

Lamar’s diss tracks extend the long-running view that Drake, a Jewish and Black Canadian, isn’t Black enough, writes the author a new book on Jewish performers and race. (JTA) — Breathless headlines ...

The post Kamala Harris: “Hip-hop Is the Ultimate American Art Form” appeared first on Consequence. The historic “50 Years of Hip-Hop” occasion, co-sponsored by the Recording Academy’s Black Music ...

We all have heard the songs by 50 Cent, Nelly, or other artists mentioned above, and if someone wondered about the inspiration sources for the lyrics that featured gambling, they now know the answer.

Hip-hop music is celebrating 50 years, and since its inception the impact it’s had on a generation has been never-ending. Since it first began, the genre has always been a way to allow young people to ...