Hip-hop's inception came from house parties hosted in the Bronx in the1970s. As hip-hop has evolved with several sub-genres like gangsta rap, conscious rap, trap, and many more, there's no ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

Explore hip-hop and rap-related collections from across the Smithsonian that offer perspective on the African American experience and its impact on American culture. The Smithsonian Anthology of ...

Hip-hop's longtime love for Donald Trump and Sean "Diddy" Combs highlights some artists' disturbing infatuation with powerful abusers. By Ja'han Jones This post is the fourth in “MAGA and ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Babyface Ray, Joey Badass, and Playboi Carti. Do y’all see what happens when you hype up rap beef like that? Seemingly the ...

In the last 51 years, hip-hop has grown from what some people believed to be a fad to a global phenomenon. The culture has produced ground-breaking artists and record-breaking sales numbers ...

The message, while hilarious in format, painted a picture of an artist who was hungry for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the hip-hop industry. Again. LL COOL J is familiar with ...

The official Hip-Hop 50 celebration may have wrapped up last year, but LL kept the hip-hop history lesson going at the 2024 MTV VMAs. His medley performance not only included songs from his newly ...

Lamar's performance next February will cap a landmark year in the rapper's ... largely thanks to the location of the big game. Many hip-hop fans had hoped that Lousiana native Lil Wayne would ...

Meanwhile, Karlie proves, once again, diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Amy contemplates picking up Bambi’s Scrapps. Tune in to “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” tonight, Sept. 10, at 8/7c on MTV.

Chuck D and fellow PE founder Flava Flav remain an active force in hip hop, and this October they embark on their first Australian shows in over a decade. Hearing the passion in Chuck D's voice ...