When hip-hop was in its infancy decades ago, many people thought the genre would be a fad that wouldn't last longer than a few years. But over time, not only has hip-hop continued to grow ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from ASAP Rocky, LL Cool J, and Megan Thee Stallion. Although it’s something of a light week for new hip-hop albums, there’s ...

Hip-hop has existed for over 50 years, and since its inception, the genre has mastered the art of sampling to create some of the most iconic records in music history. Effectively using a sample ...

Ironically, she may have also made herself the world’s most famous hip-hop artist for that moment, a travesty that hurts real hip-hop artists and furthers damaging stereotypes of Black art.

2024 has been a big year in hip-hop, and thanks in part to the return of some of hip-hop's biggest names, the sales numbers are turning up. As of press time, hip-hop has not seen as big of a ...

Explore hip-hop and rap-related collections from across the Smithsonian that offer perspective on the African American experience and its impact on American culture. The Smithsonian Anthology of ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last half-century, it’s evident that Hip-Hop culture is internationally influential. A genre conceived in the boroughs of New York and birthed to ...

El 23 de mayo vio la luz por primera vez el nuevo estreno del argentino, la pieza cuenta con 13 canciones y pretende ser un homenaje puro al ritmo que inspira día a día al artista: Hip-hop.

In the last 51 years, hip-hop has grown from what some people believed to be a fad to a global phenomenon. The culture has produced ground-breaking artists and record-breaking sales numbers ...

Why some longstanding hip-hop acts believe there's "new life" in rapping in their 50s — even as others argue the genre has an age limit. By Eric Diep When André 3000 released his debut solo ...

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The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Babyface Ray, Joey Badass, and Playboi Carti. Do y’all see what happens when you hype up rap beef like that? Seemingly the ...