From 50 Cent's survival after being shot to Cardi B's rise from stripper to superstar, these 10 hip hop artists overcame ...

To mark the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the New York City Public Schools system asked Walter Greason, Ph.D., the leading historian of Afrofuturism and the Black Speculative Arts, if he would produce ...

In this sixth edition of “Do You Not Get the Concept?” Maya Douge explores the album “Operation: Doomsday” by MF DOOM.

Lord Sko opens up about his Roc Nation deal, dream collaborations, why he's the Jeff Hardy of Hip-Hop, and his unusual ...

Explore hip-hop and rap-related collections from across the Smithsonian that offer perspective on the African American experience and its impact on American culture. Visit an online experience on the ...

Japan boasts the second-largest music market in the world, valued at more than $2 billion. Even in a booming industry crowded ...

Twenty years after his last album, the Oscar-winning — and controversial — actor returns to music, reminding the world that ...

the hip-hop collective Stars of Beyond, rap/R&B/soul artist ItsJustinMills, DJ/producer/performer Ch’varda, self-described ...

Father of veteran hip-hop producer Hit-Boy, Big Hit’s one of those rap rarities: a rapper whose career took off well into middle age. A big part of that stems from his (most recent) bid in ...

Shante gained local notoriety at “Roxanne Wars,” series of hip-hop battles in the mid-1980s. yielding rap music’s first “diss” record, and perhaps the most answer records in history.