The history of hip-hop music and creation of the genre's unique beats are part of a new course at the Ohio State School of Music. The program is one of the first in the country. "It's the fastest ...

The famed record producer grew up in Decatur. His mother, Regina Slaughter, was also in the music business, a single mom who ...

Hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary on August 11th. With the expansion of the genre from entertainment to education, UNT Dallas offers Hip Hop Rhetoric as an English course during their Fall ...

For anyone pursuing their dreams in the music industry, you now have a new professor to learn from! Lupe Fiasco dominated the rap game for years, but it seems he’s now ready to take everything he’s ...

Lupe Fiasco has long been one of hip-hop’s most thoughtful and thought-provoking emcees. His albums are often densely packed listening experiences that highlight Fiasco’s talents for both songwriting ...

Hip-hop arose in communities of color in the 1970s amid political abandonment and economic devastation. Today, hip-hop is practiced in nearly every corner of the globe and is one of the most important ...

University of Maryland dance students are being trained in a style of dance so new there aren't any formal courses in it and so familiar that many have been practicing it for years: hip-hop. The ...

Jody Lykes, Coordinator of the African Diaspora Program at the University of Nevada, Reno, has recently completed research on the experiences of Black professors in the field of Hip Hop academia: ...