It’s spooky season and when October rolls around, hip-hop fans know the season is not just about costumes and candy, it is about eerie beats, dark storytelling, and the kind of energy that lives ...

Hip-hop, though a uniquely American art form, has spread across the world as a tool for social change. The genre has been the voice of various generations demanding social change and even revolution: ...

We live in the Dot era. After demolishing rap rival Drake last year, Kendrick Lamar’s victory lap has dominated 2025 and the current hip-hop landscape. Super Bowl performance. More Grammy wins. “Not ...

The phenomenon has threaded through society since it was born in the Bronx in 1973. Hip-hop is on radio, television, fashion and sports arenas. This year the movement is celebrating a special birthday ...

The story of hip-hop can be told through the stunning and surreal evolution of the jewelry the artists wear. Big Sean’s lion pendant from 2012, updated in 2022.Credit... Supported by By Daniel Levin ...

Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...

Mere hours after the arrival of “Heart on My Sleeve,” the AI-generated “Drake” song that went viral last spring, the doomsday projections began pouring in. Most centered on the relationship between ...