This is one of those experimental tracks I have a lot of fun making in my off-time, but I'm always unsure if it will land ...

Seven months after its first step onto Billboard 's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, Leon Thomas ‘ "Mutt" is the top dog. "Mutt," released on EZMNY/Motown/ICLG climbs 2-1 to crown the list dated Aug. 24, ...

The Birmingham Public Library is buzzing with more than the sound of turning pages. Local hip hop artists Shaheed and DJ ...

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.

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." ...

HotNewHipHop closes February with top hip-hop releases, highlighting innovation, diversity, and the genre’s evolution.

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.

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 ...

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

Most music executives and CEOs prefer to shun the spotlight and would have their presence felt. However, there is a shortlist ...