From comeback albums by established legends to more experimental offerings from the younger generation, 2025 was a marquee ...

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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 ...

On this day, December 1, 1990, this iconic rap single with a stolen bassline peaked at No. 1 on the charts in the United ...

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Below, Billboard’s hip-hop braintrust ranked the 50 greatest hip-hop album covers of all-time, spanning from from the genre’s earliest days, to some of the new generation’s most daring stars. Take a ...

My Time Fresh off his viral smash hit, Rob49 is stepping into the spotlight with his first headlining tour and bold plans to ...

HIP-HOP WAS BORN IN THE BRONX IN the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary, “ Rolling Stone” will be publishing a series of features, historical pieces, op-eds, and lists ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

“The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap,” a 129-song boxed set, has a very challenging (and maybe impossible) goal: pinning down a constantly evolving genre. By Jon Caramanica In 1990, hip-hop ...