Let’s go down memory lane for a bit. Twenty-eight years ago marked the release of MC Lyte’s seminal debut album, Lyte as a Rock. It was hip-hop’s first meaningful album from a female emcee. Twenty ...

Cassie Ventura is not the first survivor of hip-hop’s abuse. Unfortunately, she will not be the last. In the months since Ventura filed a federal lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for rape and abuse ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bun B has long been a trailblazer in both Hip Hop and Houston culture, but his influence extends far beyond music. Over the past ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If there was no beef with Kendrick Lamar, Drake would still be problematic. This is the biggest indictment of the fanbase and culture. How many more beefs did he need to engage in?

Afrika Bambaataa, one of the most influential architects of early hip hop, has died at 68 after prostate cancer complications ...

Modern artists like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole continue to use their platforms to highlight racial injustice, mental health struggles, and systemic problems in the U.S. Hip-hop’s role in political ...

The Recording Academy stepped up on Sunday, giving major awards to Childish Gambino, Cardi B and Drake, but these efforts might be too late to... Hip-hop pulled a Marlo on the Grammys this year. In a ...

An elegiac retelling of rap’s origins, Hip-Hop Is History also ends with a sense of hope. Buffy (Darren Robinson) of the Fat Boys in Chicago, 1985. This Juneteenth featured, among other festivities, a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) It’s always awkward telling people what I do for a living. I’m a ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; photos: Vince Bucci, Michael Loccsiano, Kevin C. Cox, Elsa / Getty Images No sport embodies hip-hop more than basketball. No music genre embodies ...