“These artists weren’t just entertainers—they were educators, cultural critics, and community historians.” — Dr. Reiland Rabaka In Part 2 of our Hip Hop Studies series, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores the ...

On Sept. 11, 2007, two rap heavyweights went head to head in a sales battle and changed hip-hop forever. Here's how Kanye ...

Ice Cube has already chimed in on the hot take. Candace Owens shared a conspiratorial take on hip-hop and "gangster rap" on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, sparking passionate debate on social media.

Today, on what would have been his 62nd birthday, The Source salutes Eric “Eazy-E” Wright—the Compton original, Ruthless ...

In the 1990s, these three hip-hop artists were among the biggest names in the genre. By the 2000s, their popularity had waned ...

April 13, 2006: Ice Cube spotted in New York City tonight. Credit: Dara Kushner/INFGoff.com Ref: infusny-05 Keywords: candid,actor,singer,rapper,musician,black ...

From a few bold innovators comes an explosion of new sounds, each branching into subgenres that push the parent genre into uncharted territory.Shoegaze took off with My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus ...

The controversial right-wing political commentator took to X (formerly Twitter) last week and claimed that the popular yet polarizing Hip Hop subgenre originated not from the streets but directly from ...

On this day in 1991, Ice-T—one of Hip Hop’s most influential voices and a true gangsta rap pioneer—released his fourth studio album, O.G. Original Gangster. Dropping via Sire/Warner Bros. Records, ...

The Phoenix Symphony will close out its season May 17 to 19 with a performance combining the music of Gustav Mahler, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. Titled “The Resurrection Mixtape,” it’s the ...

The Showboys thought “Drag Rap” had disappeared in New York, only to discover years later that Memphis and New Orleans had transformed their forgotten Queens record into the legendary “Triggerman” ...