An organization dedicated to the academic development of Black youth records a profanity-free hip-hop album Their West Oakland studio is located in an historic area once dubbed 'Harlem of the West' ...

The path from Compton to Jerusalem isn’t typically considered a straight line, but an innovative trio of thought leaders was determined to bring the cradle of hip hop to the Holy Land to strive for ...

The story of hip-hop’s beginnings has been highly contested, but it begins in the Bronx on Aug. 11, 1973. DJ Kool Herc’s sister, Cindy, is hosting a back-to-school party in their apartment complex, ...

Hip-hop remains especially significant in Black culture in the U.S. It started as a way for marginalized communities to express themselves, and even with its commercial success, it still carries that ...

Morgan was an champion of hip-hop as an academic subject worthy of study. Marcyliena Morgan, the trailblazing scholar and founder of Hip Hop Archive and Research Institute at Harvard, has died at 75.

A new musical blending contemporary hip-hop music and Catholic liturgy debuted Feb. 14-16 at the Lyke House, a Catholic Newman Center serving historically Black colleges in Atlanta. The "Hip-Hop Mass" ...

As the title of one of their smash debut single “Grindin” suggests, biological brothers and partners in rhyme Clipse have been paying dues in the hip hop game for nearly 25 years. When they stormed ...

Philadelphia rapper Eve crosses the Atlantic to co-host the 2026 MOBO Awards in Manchester alongside comedian Eddie Kadi.

Nas recently announced that Harvard University is now accepting applications for the 2026-27 Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship.

Upscale travel to Europe has become a frequent status symbol in mainstream hip hop. Given their emphasis on money and pleasure, these travel accounts have been criticized for glossing over, and thus ...

For five decades, hip-hop has redefined the soundscape of American music and created a billion-dollar industry in its wake. Hip-hop as we know it has evolved way past its humble beginnings in the ...