The phenomenon has threaded through society since it was born in the Bronx in 1973. Hip-hop is on radio, television, fashion and sports arenas. This year the movement is celebrating a special birthday ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. If you ...

Hip-hop was born in the break — that moment when a song’s vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. At the hands of the DJs, that break moment became more: a composition in ...

Although she’s been seemingly silent on the music scene, Ashanti is back to releasing new tracks for her waiting fans. The former Murder Inc. songstress has just released her take on Drake’s hit ...

* He involves his own kids in his TikTok videos. * His country songs rely on sing-songy hip-hop vocal cadence that borders on nursery rhymey, making them easy to sing along with and dance to. At 42, ...

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