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From historic veterans to present-day moguls, these managers helped turn artists into icons and built empires behind the ...
Arrested Development, formed in Atlanta in 1988, made a profound impact on Hip-Hop by offering a positive, Afrocentric alternative to the prevailing gangsta rap of the early ’90s. Their debut album, 3 ...
"You know what? We are the last two breathing.” Those words echoed through Bur Dubai's The Music Room, a much–loved but ...
Late Hip-Hop Legends Live Again in New Animated Video originally appeared on Parade. The hip-hop community has lost its share ...
Kneecap, three young men from Northern Ireland who rap in Irish, has risen to prominence in recent years, with controversy ...
In a split verdict, hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs was found guilty of two of the five charges he faced but was acquitted ...
A new generation of rap moguls and artists are flipping the wealth script by investing in technology, transforming their ...
In the vast, ever-evolving soundscape of hip-hop, few acts have held their ground like The Roots, a cultural institution.
A former basketball standout with no formal dance training, he came to provide moves for rappers like Bow Wow and ...
Hip-hop is at times accepted as synonymous with rap. But the reality is nuanced, says Carson and suggests a metaphor: "Imagine you have a multi-car garage. Then rap would be one of the cars that's ...
MC Lyte, one of hip-hop’s pioneer emcees, tells CNN she’s “elated” with how far hip-hop has come since its inception back in 1973. “Look where we are. I am just so elated, excited, it ...
From July 4–5, the courtyard of Institut Français pulsed with the sounds, colors, and movement of hip hop, as I Am Hip Hop Festival returned—bringing together rap performances, breakdancing, graffiti ...