Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America examines six songs based on the impact the song had on the time of its creation and beyond; we pick the hip-hop song that had the biggest impact both musically ...

Everlast has enjoyed lots of success in music, and that success continues with his newest song, "My Hollywood".

Dr. Dre was bestowed an American Music Honor by the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music on Saturday, April 18 at ...

Egyptian Lover's Roland TR-808 drum machine is customized with hieroglyphics and themed patterns Credit: Jay Godwin / LBJ Presidential Library Hip-hop is officially middle-aged, but its mortality is ...

The story of hip-hop’s beginnings has been highly contested, but it begins in the Bronx on Aug. 11, 1973. DJ Kool Herc’s sister, Cindy, is hosting a back-to-school party in their apartment complex, ...

Composer Brian Jackson speaks of his powerful and fraught collaboration with Gil Scott-Heron, ahead of a world-first tour celebrating the late musician’s legacy.

“These artists weren’t just entertainers—they were educators, cultural critics, and community historians.” — Dr. Reiland Rabaka In Part 2 of our Hip Hop Studies series, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Lil Wayne’s “The Days” featuring Bono debuts at No. 21 on the Hot ...

Starting in the late '70s, hip-hop and rap ascended through popular culture, mostly in America but also in other countries. Then, in 1990, a breakthrough. Hip-hop and rap tracks began infiltrating the ...

An anthology of articles by artists, scholars, and activists designed to create a dialogue on Filipina/o American youth culture and its relationship to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class ...