Rap music made headlines for losing its Billboard chart dominance, but it's being celebrated more than ever at the 2026 ...

Hip-hop's origins are often summed up with the phrase “making something out of nothing,” though it may be more accurate to say hip-hop was makeshift out of necessity. In the socioeconomic context of ...

Salt-N-Pepa at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony (Photo credit: Nagashia Jackson) Salt-N-Pepa, a name that symbolizes their spicy and bold approach to music, emerged from Queens, New York, in 1986 ...

The Wisconsin Historical Society has reopened and expanded its hip hop exhibit for Black History Month, offering visitors a ...

(Interscope)Bowing out after six consecutive US No 1 albums, Cole references rap greats and even conjures a convo between Biggie and 2Pac – but the lens rarely strays from himself ...

Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school’s “first” hip-hop professor. Even if the job title and the historic nature of the appointment might ...

These rap icons transformed more than just a genre; they shifted the direction of modern music itself. Their innovation and impact continue to shape the sound of today’s biggest artists. Few genres ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Chicago icon Common released his fifth studio album Electric Circus, a project that still divides fans but has earned lasting respect for its ambition and bravery.