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 ...
A brand-new festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop music is coming to Ohio State Saturday. Ohio State’s School of Music and Department of African American and African Studies are set to ...
New single from Kosha Dillz and Flex Matthews brings the mission of Dr. Shari Rogers’ nonprofit to life through music, ...
From the early seventies’ Bloc Parties in the Bronx to musicians streaming songs to audiences worldwide, today’s hip hop scene is borderless. But for the African artists making waves worldwide, ...
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" ...
Although Bambaataa played a significant role in the development of hip-hop, his later life was mired by child sexual abuse ...
Nadia Nakai reveals her decision to step back from South African hip hop, citing the increasing toxicity in the music scene and podcast culture.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) It’s always awkward telling people what I do for a living. I’m a ...
Bambaataa faced multiple allegations of child sexual abuse beginning in 2016.
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, ...
The Bronx-born artist, who was a key figure in hip-hop’s rise from local movement to global force, was accused of child sex ...