“I wanna be a streamer one day too. I heard They pay better than rap.” This was a message platinum-selling rapper Polo G posted on his Instagram Stories back in January. The post included a ...

Numerous books have been written about the origins of hip-hop and its evolution from an underground phenomenon to a global force. While its growth since the 1990s had been well-documented, here are ...

Politicians once abhorred rap stars. Now they're embracing them. Feb. 14, 2013 -- In the 1990s Washington was polarized on many of the same issues as today: taxes, the economy, gun control. But there ...

Fifty years into hip-hop, we've gotten used to decades of headlines proclaiming the genre's culture is homophobic and misogynistic — that generations of queer talents were forced to the peripheries ...

Celebrate the sound of the Bay at Oracle Park during National Hip Hop Day. Culture, beats, and artists will be flowing ...

Hip-hop has transformed music, and the world at large, since it was conceived 50 years ago. In a relatively short time, it's made a massive impact on every aspect of pop culture — and fortunately, ...

Sometimes it’s hard to say out loud how we’re really feeling, but the best songs are able to take all those emotions and set them to music. When it comes to romance, though, hip-hop love songs are ...

From the East Coast to the West Coast and everywhere in between, Black women have always led the way in hip-hop fashion. The history of hip-hop and fashion are inextricably linked, and unsurprisingly, ...

The latest new way to imbibe without booze is hop water—a zero-calorie, sugar-free sparkling beverage infused with hops. Though they have a beer-like aroma and hoppy flavor, craft-brewed hop waters ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song's vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. It was then that hip-hop came into the ...

As the Philadelphia 76ers celebrate the 25th anniversary of their unforgettable 2001 NBA Finals run, they're not just bringing back the iconic black jerseys. They're also bringing back one of the most ...

August 11 is National Hip-Hop Celebration Day! The celebration was made official by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last July, following the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. In a speech on the Senate ...