When you think about love in rap, Common's "The Light" is an essential example. From his album "Like Water for Chocolate", Common raps heartfelt lines of devotion over a mesmerizing J Dilla beat, ...

Shordie Shordie ’s music is all about the stretch and strain of his squawky sing-rap. His voice is distinct enough that it makes up for the glossy, pop-rap aspiring beat selection that you can’t ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists in hip-hop history have matched the meteoric rise and cultural impact of MC Hammer. Emerging from Oakland’s music scene in the late 1980s, he quickly evolved from a local ...

You might say it was Drake, DJ Premier, or Ice Cube. But the real idea of a beat flip starts with the DJ. In the early days of hip-hop—when DJing was the center of the action and park jams at rec ...

One of the best aspects of hip-hop songs is they’re joyous and celebratory. While the genre is also known as “the Black CNN” for its truth and storytelling, many of the songs work to promote a sense ...

10th Ward Buck is a man of many talents. As a recording artist, he’s best known for his breakneck-speed bounce song “Drop And Gimme 50,” which was also recorded in 2007 by Hurricane Chris and Mike ...

The 50th anniversary of hip-hop is fast approaching, and the Houston Museum of African American Culture will be saluting the historic occasion by showing some hip-hop-heavy feature films. Although the ...