When Fisk University launches the first HBCU women’s collegiate gymnastics team, a group of determined young Black women fight impossible odds to make history—only to face triumph, heartbreak, and the ...

Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so many, at first, ...

With her unabashedly authentic party anthems, she's proving women rappers can be raw, real and commercially successful — and that "p---y rap" alone doesn't come close to defining her. By Kyle Denis ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Hip hop has never been just one thing. It started with block parties and breakbeats, but over time, it grew into a mix of styles that each reflect different places, stories, and sounds. From the early ...

Let’s dive into Hip Hop’s most introspective subgenre. In Hip Hop, conscious rap is a subgenre that stands out as a powerful force for change and introspection. Beyond the glitz and glamor of ...

Making a double album is not an easy task. We look at some of the most essential hip hop double discs. Throughout the history of hip hop, many rappers have tried their hand at making a double album.

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 ...

It’s a cycle on repeat: A beloved rapper is murdered. Family, friends and fans react online. The case is investigated yet typically goes unsolved. The hip-hop community calls for change, but there ...

The 2020s have already delivered a ton of hot new hip-hop artists and songs, including music videos from Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Burna Boy, NLE Choppa, Finesse2tymes and more. It's twice the laughs with ...