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In the late '70s, The Sugarhill Gang released a song that would redefine the music industry. "Rapper's Delight" was one of ...

50 years after its birth, hip-hop has become an integral part of mainstream American culture. With its roots in the voices of marginalized communities, hip-hop is reflected in everything from a ...

James Brown was the root of so much musical mastery, and he held up the entirety of the hip-hop and rap music landscape as a ...

The rapper and podcast host reflects on message boards, digital archiving and why the internet once invited listeners to dig ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hip-hop is bigger than ever, as it’s the most-consumed genre of ...

Kinshasa, DR Congo—Clad in his black cassock and energized by the frenetic beat, Jean-Pierre Mongambi, Kinshasa’s “rapping ...

Graham Nash is still as expansive as ever, and to this end there is one 2018 hip-hop anthem that he completely fell in love with as a new modern classic.

While plenty of energy was spent this year debating whether or not rap was still at the forefront of pop culture as it reached its fiftieth anniversary, there was no shortage of exciting new music to ...

“Rapper’s Delight” will always be considered the song that introduced hip-hop to the masses. The Sugarhill Gang classic with its tongue-twisting opening – “I said a-hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to ...

The odes to the home team come from pioneers who uplifted the genre (Rakim), veteran superstars (Busta Rhymes), independent ...