Hip Hop witnessed the arrival of a record that would forever change the culture. On this day in 1983, Run-D.M.C. released ...

Celebrate the iconic Roland TR-808 drum machine with music by Public Enemy, Ye, and more.

“Rapper’s Delight” will always be considered the song that introduced hip-hop to the masses. The Sugarhill Gang classic with its tongue-twisting opening – “I said a-hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to ...

Women have always been a part of hip-hop history — from the culture's B-girl days to its birth in the Bronx, NY, to today's era that sees femcees putting rap on their backs. The culture doesn't move ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

Hey, young world. Here's a story about one measure of the distance hip-hop has traveled in its 50 years. Once upon a time, not long ago, to paraphrase a great rap storyteller, an 11-year-old in Queens ...

Remember the first time a 90s rap track hit you so hard you had to rewind it? That feeling never gets old. From the raw boom bap of New York to the smooth G-funk rolling out of Compton, the 90s gave ...

Milwaukee's hip-hop scene has reached a golden age. Not that there hasn't been success before. But what we're seeing now coming from Milwaukee artists is unprecedented. For the first time, there are ...

The red carpet at the annual BET Hip-Hop Awards was a curious shade of green this year: money green. It was fitting for the occasion, because nothing comes close to distilling hip-hop's evolution over ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It was only in 2018 when hip-hop surpassed rock 'n' roll to become the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Lil Wayne’s “The Days” featuring Bono debuts at No. 21 on the Hot ...