Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the years, KISS rocker Gene Simmons has made his thoughts clear about hip-hop, especially its place in the Rock & Roll Hall ...

Hip-hop isn't exactly rock 'n' roll, but the genre has become a dominant force in the museum that honors the music made famous by Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. Why it matters: Outkast and Salt-N-Pepa ...

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Gene Simmons is doubling down on his disapproval of hip-hop acts being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Gene Simmons of the rock band KISS is sharing his perspective on why he doesn’t think ...

Gene Simmons is lighting a match under the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame again—this time by saying hip-hop flat-out does not belong there. The KISS frontman made the remarks during a recent appearance on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. After being nominated three times, A Tribe Called Quest became ...

Chuck D, or Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, has his answers for Gene Simmons’s statements on the Legends N Leaders podcast. In the interview, the Israeli-American musician stated how hip-hop music can’t ...

From platinum albums to cultural influence, the Staten Island collective transformed hip hop and built an empire beyond music ...

On May 1, 2001, legendary producer Pete Rock delivered his second solo album, PeteStrumentals — a project that not only cemented his place among hip hop’s elite beatmakers but also served as a love ...

It may be hard to imagine in the modern, genre-less landscape, but there was once a time when rock and hip hop were on opposite sides of the musical map. Core to the format was reinvention – taking an ...

On this date 41 years ago, RUN DMC released their sophomore album King Of Rock, a project that did not just push Hip Hop forward but kicked the door open for it to stand shoulder to shoulder with rock ...