Aug. 11, 1973 is widely considered to be the day that hip-hop was born, when DJ Kool Herc brought out his "merry-go-round" style of record-spinning during a party at 1520 Sedgewick Ave., in the Bronx, ...

Challenging authority and bucking the status quo has long been one of the more endearing and powerful qualities of hip-hop. Beginning in the early '80s where artists like Mellie Mel and his Furious 5 ...

Frank Ocean's Blond has been four years in the making, and boasts a lengthy list of high-profile collaborators, from Mike Dean to Jonny Greenwood; but the project feels so fully-realized, ambitious ...

Detroit rapper Big Sean and Atlanta producer Metro Boomin dropped their new album today, Double Or Nothing, and since its release, Big Sean has been trending. The conversation revolves around Big Sean ...

There are few people who can claim to have birthed a genre. Teddy Riley, the man behind New Jack Swing, is one of them. The 49-year-old music producer is behind some of the biggest hits from the late ...

Throughout its history, hip-hop has provided the world with plenty of headlines. We're taking a look at the most important events in the genre's history that have taken place in each year since 1973.

Kanye West is notable for many reasons. When it comes to his rapping, though, he wasn't always the celebrated figure he is today. He had some fantastic moments in the early years of his career, many ...

The bling-encrusted lettering. The outrageous photos superimposed on lavish backgrounds. The wild colors. There's no denying that Pen & Pixel covers are one of the defining elements of '90s hip-hop, ...

New Edition has quite a legacy. The six-man R&B group has amassed a serious discography of hits. From their early days as an 80s bubblegum teen act through their evolution into polished 90s R&B ...

Brian Dalyrimple, of '90s R&B group Soul For Real has been indicted in Georgia on 145 counts of aggravated identity fraud, according to reports. Dalyrimple, who has been running from Duluth police ...

That was Just-Ice in 2016, recalling one of the more tragic moments in his life and career. The hip-hop vet was being interviewed by WHO?MAG TV Hip Hop Talk--discussing the 1987 murder of Scott "La ...

New York-born rapper Saigon hasn't always had good luck in releasing his music to the world, but has yet to somehow remain relevant in hip-hop circles with an endless string of controversy that seems ...