For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned to the ...

Ab-Soul’s Super Bowl teaser has fans buzzing with speculation that Black Hippy may join Kendrick Lamar onstage.

Several Black celebrity brands and businesses have moved the needle on culture, business, entertainment, and more.

Sound engineers and backup singers make valuable connections after their work on the Grammy-nominated songs of other artists.

With last year’s Super Bowl taking in more than 123 million viewers, this year’s Super Bowl is shaping up to be one of the ...

The rapper and DJ, who died over the weekend at 43, was the biggest hit for the indie label Big Oomp Records. Its brief but ...

Imagine getting a birthday invitation to dress like rappers in 2025. What exactly do you even wear? Skinny jeans? The 50-plus ...

The "For Us By Us Hip-Hop Awards Weekend" is expected to attract "hundreds of celebrity guests" and "thousands of tourists" to Memphis.

The track and accompanying visuals stand as a testament to Harlem’s enduring influence and swagger within hip-hop and fashion culture ... name-dropping signature apparel and styles synonymous ...

On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the ...

20-time All-Star Los Angeles Lakers power forward has come under fire from multi-platinum hip hop superstar Drake recently. James was seen singing along to Drake rival Kendrick Lamar's smash hit ...

2024 was a crazy year, but it was actually a really good year for Hip-Hop. Check out some of the best albums of the year, but we left space for you to tell us YOUR favorite! 2024 was an insane ...