Busta Rhymes will be presented with the "Hip Hop Icon Award" by Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce executive board on Sunday ...

Juicy J teams up with Endea Owens for a jazz album, ‘Caught Up In This Illusion.’ Stream the full project and explore the ...

Kehlani achieves her first top 10 hit on Billboard ’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as “Folded” rallies 14-9 on the list dated Aug. 16. The track surges after the release of its “ (un)Folded” ...

Chreece will feature more than 70 artists, DJs and producers across a cluster of Fountain Square stages Aug. 23.

Hundreds of hip-hop songs deserve recognition for their meaning and their beats. But for now, in random order, are 50 essential hip-hop tracks to celebrate five decades of groundbreaking music.

Sens. Chuck Schumer and Bill Cassidy introduced legislation that will expand the celebration of Hip-Hop into August and ...

As music critic Nelson George wrote, the song was a springboard, "heralding the 808 as the foundation of hip-hop's future and Run-D.M.C. as the genre's new kings." ...

Mixing hip-hop and house music, lifting liberally from James Brown background singer Lyn Collins’ 1971 song “Think About It,” Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock’s 1988 smash was also an ode to ...

This summer marks a vital anniversary in the history of American music. Fifty years ago, on Aug. 11, 1973, a Jamaican-born DJ named Kool Herc helped his sister throw a back-to-school party in the ...

Few songs have ever arrived like a breath of fresh air in hip hop in the way that “Passin’ Me By” did. The Pharcyde was a West Coast hip hop group that arrived during the peak of gangsta rap.

Myers became a music industry pioneer by crafting the hit song “Overweight Lover.” His artistry seamlessly fused smooth charisma with pop appeal while maintaining the authenticity of hip-hop.