An interview with one of the year’s surprise success stories in the music industry, who’s become known as much for emotional openness as for hit songs. By Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli Few artists ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio-- When the dust settles on Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York tonight, it will be hard to pinpoint a more moving moment than the induction of Portsmouth, Virginia’s Missy Elliott.

Despite how they’ve at times been ideologically pitted against one another, country music and hip-hop are often compared as the two forms of pop music that speak most directly to the everyday problems ...

“Hip-hop has become the most dominant form of Black music — and, pretty much, all music — in the world,” said Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award-winning singer-songwriter John Legend, whose early ...

Jay-Z, Grandmaster Flash, Roxanne Shanté, Chuck D, Salt N’ Pepa, The Notorious B.I.G., Queen Latifah, and many more will be featured in the most in-depth exhibition of hip-hop currently running. From ...

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At 39 years old, tattooed rapper-turned-country breakout star Jelly Roll continues to sell out shows, produce hit songs and earn country music accolades. Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, ...

“The Message” is often credited with stretching what hip-hop could be — not just party music but also social commentary. Big Daddy Kane, Daddy-O of Stetsasonic and longtime hip-hop promoter Charlie ...

CLEVELAND — In celebration of hip-hop's 50 years, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland is preparing to debut a new exhibit known as Holla If Ya Hear Me this summer. “The exhibit will feature ...

Jelly Roll has always known how to write for his audience. First his mother, then his community, his fellow inmates, and now an entire part of the population that struggles with drug addiction—or ...

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in January 2025 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame could’ve been rebranded with a new name, "Hip-Hop Hall of ...

The use of artificial intelligence has taken the rap game by storm seemingly overnight. With each passing day, more hip-hop songs have been surfacing that use the voices of some of the biggest names ...