Kendrick Lamar sweeps every Hip-Hop category at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, while winning Artist of the Year.

The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often ...

The British-born rapper looks back as he's awarded a lifetime achievement prize at the Mobo Awards.

‘Hip hop on trial’; this was the name given to a global debate that took place in London just two weeks ago, the third in a series of discussions hosted by Intelligence Squared in association with ...

Despite how they’ve at times been ideologically pitted against one another, country music and hip-hop are often compared as the two forms of pop music that speak most directly to the everyday problems ...

At its core, hip-hop is a voice for the voiceless seeking to address systemic inequities through storytelling. Childish Gambino dazzled a sold-out crowd on Sept. 2 at State Farm Arena with hits ...

HISTORY. AUGUST 11TH, 1973, JAMAICAN BORN DJ KOOL HERC PERFORMED AT A PARTY IN THE BRONX, NEW YORK, USING TWO TURNTABLES, HE LOOPED MUSICAL BREAKS IN REAL TIME, CREATING MORE SPACE FOR PARTY GOERS TO ...

Hip-hop's 50th anniversary went off without a hitch as Run-D.M.C. had their final performance in August at the Hip Hop 50 Live concert at Yankee Stadium. 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes celebrated future ...

Canton hip-hop artist Light Da Flow Minista is receiving rave reviews for her contribution to J. Cole's new album on the song "Only You." ...

UMG fired back at Drake's appeal, arguing his lawsuit would destroy Hip-Hop's creative foundation built on wordplay.

It was almost inevitable that award-winning rapper OdumoduBlvck would have to defend his position as the protagonist of Nigerian hip hop. After rising to mainstream success, becoming a superstar, and ...

As Hip Hop celebrates its 50 years of influence on music and culture, UMass Boston gives us local context with the Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive, housed in the Joseph P. Healy Library at UMass. The ...