To set the right vibe for Valentine's Day, we figured we'd feature the best rap songs about love. This list features some names you'd expect, and some you might not have anticipated. So get your ...

Love has always been a topic across music genres, including hip-hop. Since the birth of hip-hop, MCs have had no problem showing off a little romantic side — and even their toxic side — when it comes ...

Rap music, at its core, has been a 50-year love affair with the English language. The way artists rhyme and flow language inspires us to dance, think, flirt, grieve and laugh. To celebrate hip-hop’s ...

These tracks remind us just how deep that mother-child bond runs With Mother’s Day just around the corner, BLACK ENTERPRISE is shining a spotlight on 10 hip-hop artists who poured their hearts out in ...

“The Message” is often credited with stretching what hip-hop could be — not just party music but also social commentary. Big Daddy Kane, Daddy-O of Stetsasonic and longtime hip-hop promoter Charlie ...

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, The New York Times asked the poet Mahogany L. Browne to write an ode to the genre using only lyrics. By Emmett Lindner Times Insider explains who we are ...

Few local bands can lay claim to the sort of original sound created by The Theorizt. East Tennessee has a healthy hip-hop scene, most of it off-the-radar, and Blount County rappers like Mr. Mack, ...