Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These days, the line between Hip Hop and pop is nearly invisible. In many cases, rap artists routinely drive the sound and the ...

Hip-hop celebrated its 51st birthday in August and it’s fitting that it is shortly followed by Hispanic heritage month. While hip-hop has most of its roots in African-American culture, the sound has ...

Though at times ignored by the American spotlight, performers of Asian or Pacific Islander descent have long been part of the global pop scene, from the hit “Sukiyaki” by Japan’s Kyu Sakamota in 1963 ...

Read this story for free. To continue reading, sign up for The Rundown and get unlimited access to WBEZ.org. The Expert: Taylor Bennett, local musician, brother and manager of Chance The Rapper; has ...

In this week's episode of "The De Los Podcast" Cypress Hill MC Sen Dog talked about his upcoming documentary about his Cuban ...

Hip-hop might have been born in the '70s, but it was in the '90s when the genre truly started to see commercial success. It ...

Kevin Leahy, Atlanta Pops Orchestra’s executive director, said musicians from his ensemble are used to playing technically challenging compositions, sometimes 40 minutes or longer, or established ...

The Grammy Award-winning singer claimed more than 40 tracks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and topped the Hot 100 in 1993 ...

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You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Hip-hop is a nebulous label — always evolving, and difficult to define. Since its birth in 1973, at a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Post Malone returns to Billboard’s hip-hop tallies as DJ Khaled’s ...