Hip-hop has made its way into the academy and is increasingly becoming accepted as a legitimate field of inquiry, with many top universities around the country offering classes in hip-hop studies, ...

A cultural shift that started 50 years ago in the Bronx, New York wouldn’t be what it is without 1086 East 17th Street in Winston-Salem. It was at that Cleveland Avenue Homes address where a ...

The Grammy-nominated producer will begin leading courses this fall. Last year, Roc Nation and Long Island University joined forces to create the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment.

Q-Tip doesn’t think that there should be a new subgenre of Hip-Hop. He expressed his thoughts on X following legendary producer 9th Wonder’s recent call for a new one to be made. 9th Wonder shared his ...

For his musical accomplishments and his efforts to promote and preserve hip-hop, 9th Wonder is The News & Observer’s October Tar Heel of the Month, which honors people who have made significant ...

Widely celebrated hip-hop producer (and academic — the guy has taught courses in hip-hop at Duke and is currently working on a project at Harvard) 9th Wonder just announced the release dates for his ...

Doja Cat is planning on proving her rapping ability by recording a 12-track album with producers Jay Versace and 9th Wonder! She took to Instagram Live on Friday, December 24th, dropping off an early ...

In September, Angel Diaz unloaded on the self-proclaimed real hip-hop fans. Writing for Complex Magazine in quasi-defense of Drake and Future’s What a Time To Be Alive mixtape, Diaz lampooned “old ...