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President Trump has been an object of fascination in hip-hop culture long before he took office. A look at the biggest songs ...
Salt-N-Pepa say Universal Music Group has removed their iconic tracks like “Push It” from streaming platforms amid a lawsuit ...
BET has made a major move that’s catching a lot of people off guard. The network has officially suspended both the BET Hip Hop Awards and the Soul Train Awards […] The post BET Pulls the Plug on Hip ...
At Record Store Day Summer Camp, Luminate released new figures on the state of vinyl, CDs, R&B/hip-hop and Taylor Swift's dominance in physical music.
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.
Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time.
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." ...
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 ...
Hip-Hop producer, Hitman Howie Tee, producer of many classic songs, has passed away at the age of 61, no details of his death ...
Universal Music Group has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, claiming in part that Salt-N-Pepa cannot exercise their ...
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.