The Bronx-born artist, who was a key figure in hip-hop’s rise from local movement to global force, was accused of child sex ...

Sampling has been part of the genre since the beginning. The rapper names the three songs that artists keep turning to.

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 ...

The BTS rapper and producer on helping to shape the sound of Arirang, his love for hip-hop, and the future of BTS ...

The musician was best known for his seminal 1982 track 'Planet Rock.' ...

Bambi tells Yandy how Scrappy’s girlfriend Britney snitched on his flirty ’getting back together’ texts and admits she’s open ...

In honor of hip-hop's 50th anniversary, here’s a look back at just some of the many firsts that women in the industry have achieved over the last five decades Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor ...

A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, Mr. Bambaataa was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career.

August 11 is National Hip-Hop Celebration Day! The celebration was made official by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last July, following the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. In a speech on the Senate ...

The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip Hop and Rap tracks the evolution of the genre from its music to its culture and to its people. "Everything that is part of hip-hop," says the Smithsonian's Dwandalyn ...

Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on ...