From block parties to Billboard charts, hip hop has never been one thing. This guide breaks down the major styles from old school pioneers and G-Funk grooves to modern-day drill, trap, and grime. Hip ...

Judson L. Jeffries is Professor of African American and African studies at Ohio State University and a regular contributor to the Columbus Dispatch. For reasons unknown to me, my 14-year-old son is ...

A nostalgic crowd turned out to see an all-star lineup on Friday at Yankee Stadium, not far from the genre’s birthplace. Outside Yankee Stadium, where “Hip Hop 50 Live,” a 50th-anniversary concert, ...

A reader recently asked us which old-school rap songs would never survive a modern label’s legal review, and honestly, the list writes itself. It sounds simple until you actually start answering it.

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up As musicians sat in position waiting for their cue, a massive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 52-year-old rapper Common performs on Sept. 11, 2024, in Atlanta. Paras Griffin/Getty Images It’s always awkward telling people ...

“Imagine if a blue collar or middle-class sitcom dad … was cool enough to make rap music, that’s what I would be,” Tyrone Thomas, aka Klazik, told The Gazette. It’s a fitting description for the ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Old School Hip Hop vs RnB concert featuring Chubb Rock is set for Saturday, Oct. 5, at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. The event is presented by On Thyme Media and will ...