The mother of a former bit player on a popular VH1 reality TV show has been found safe, but the case is "still being treated as a kidnapping,” DeKalb County police said. Authorities searched all ...

South African rapper, Nasty C has said that hip-hop might have taken the backseat in mainstream music now but it will never die. The ‘Coolest Kid In Africa’ crooner stated this while reacting to the ...

Hip-hop may be considered the modern voice of a generation, but at its heart, the music was always made to party. While fans of more revolutionary acts like Public Enemy and A Tribe Called Quest may ...

The phenomenon has threaded through society since it was born in the Bronx in 1973. Hip-hop is on radio, television, fashion and sports arenas. This year the movement is celebrating a special birthday ...

In his gray plaid suit, James Corden looks way more Brit Dandy than Big Daddy Kane disciple. But then he starts rhyming. The late night TV host and West End import turns out to be fast, furious, and ...

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Beastie Boys and Run-DMC, Public Enemy and Salt n Pepa (Credit: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Michael Putland/Getty Images) In August 1973, the ...

While hip-hop is continuously in a state of innovation, early on its ear for music was attached to the sounds its earliest listeners enjoyed partying to.

Back when rappers were dead set on either spitting harsh rhymes or dancefloor anthems, Whodini began injecting R&B and funk elements into its hip hop songs. That style peaks on “Freaks Come Out at ...