Lil’ Kim may have had a bit of writing help at the start of her career, but there’s a special kind of talent in knowing how to deliver those lyrics. There’s also something to be said about embodying ...

I knew little about the music industry before becoming editor in chief of Honey, a young magazine for urban women, right after the somewhat anticlimactic shift from the 20th to the 21st century.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Left to right) Common and Pete Rock visit SiriusXM Studios on July 11, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty ...

For many college graduates, homecoming is arguably one of the most exciting times of the year. Reconnecting with old friends, reminiscing on old times, and just being able to break away from the ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite a late start — he didn’t reach Billboard’s charts until 2009 — Drake sprinted to the lead through a prolific schedule of ...

Crafting infectious hits that stay on repeat has evolved greatly in Hip-Hop’s 50 years of existence. Before we had drum machines, DJ Kool Herc unknowingly sparked a revolution while spinning records ...

30 years ago today, Hip Hop icon Tupac Shakur released his fourth studio album All Eyez On Me on February 13, 1996 through Death Row Records and Interscope Records, delivering what would become one of ...

The music was pumping as hip-hop royalty packed Cipriani Wall Street. It was a gala to raise funds for the soon to open Hip Hop Museum in the South Bronx. “Hip-hop is the art form that moves the whole ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I realize that I’m an old-head, especially for hip-hop purposes. I’m 45 ...