As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. If you ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- It was 1979 and the radio took Hip Hop to new heights with "Rappers Delight." "I just was blown away, went down to the local record store got the 12-inch and brought it home and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Longtime DJ Lord Sear had been involved with the SiruisXM hip-hop station created by rapper Eminem since its inception in 2004.

Explore will.i.am’s groundbreaking AI-powered platform, RAiDiO.FYI, and its mission to transform the traditional radio experience with Hip-Hop culture and innovative technology. will.i.am unveiled the ...

Numerous books have been written about the origins of hip-hop and its evolution from an underground phenomenon to a global force. While its growth since the 1990s had been well-documented, here are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the chronicles of Hip Hop, the tale of the DJs who formed the genre's foundation is a significant but frequently ignored ...

Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1: Top Ten Debates In Hip Hop -- Hip hop's critics -- 1: Hip hop causes violence -- 2: Hip hop reflects black dysfunctional ghetto culture -- 3: Hip hop hurts black ...

The Sprite Living Tracklist is a collection of 50 songs that have influenced hip-hop and pop culture since the genre’s inception. It’s not meant to be a definitive best-of list, but rather a ...

Hip-hop's origins are often summed up with the phrase “making something out of nothing,” though it may be more accurate to say hip-hop was makeshift out of necessity. In the socioeconomic context of ...

The album, which the Public Enemy frontman describes as a “compilation of voices,” includes guest verses from Schoolly D, Phill Most Chill and many more. Chuck D needs no introduction—at least not to ...