BigXthaPlug isn't afraid to challenge the status quo. But when the Dallas rapper learned he had been named Variety's hip-hop ...

In conclusion, available data shows both positive and negative effects of hip-hop music on youth Hip Hop has been one of the most prominent musical genres on the global stage for years. Rap songs ...

50 years after its birth, hip-hop has become an integral part of mainstream American culture. With its roots in the voices of marginalized communities, hip-hop is reflected in everything from a ...

Rap music, at its core, has been a 50-year love affair with the English language. The way artists rhyme and flow language inspires us to dance, think, flirt, grieve and laugh. To celebrate hip-hop’s ...

In 50 years, rap transformed the English language, bringing the Black vernacular’s vibrancy to the world. “Dave, the dope fiend shootin’ dope.” — Slick Rick, “Children’s Story” (1988) “Dopeman, ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Doechii, Roddy Ricch, and Smino. Actually, this week in hip-hop is actually going to be two weeks, due to the holiday that just ...

Hip-hop’s 50th birthday is Friday, with concerts and other events scheduled in cities nationwide this weekend and beyond, but more than music, scholars who have studied the genre say, it’s a cultural ...

A teenager in a hijab is Mumbai's latest hip-hop sensation. Saniya Mistri Qayammuddi raps about growing up Muslim and female in India. Over the past several years, India's ruling nationalist party has ...

The Chicago Hip Hop Heritage Museum loses its home, the Ugly Hug and Post-Trash throw an indie-rock fest, and more.