Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mental health is no longer a taboo topic in Hip Hop. What was once hidden behind bravado, coded lyrics or complete silence is now ...

Milwaukee native Lakeyah burst onto the hip-hop scene in 2020 with her breakout hit, "Big Flexher," introducing the world to one of the newest rap girls out of the Midwest. At just 22 years old, ...

Queen Latifah gives hip-hop "a whole lot of credit" for where her legacy stands. Looking back on her emergence in the 1980s — when she introduced her vibrant Afrocentric style and women empowerment ...

Dee-1 Shares Observations Of Hip-Hop, Announces New LP Dee-1 Speaks On The State Of Hip-Hop Culture, Announces New LP ‘Hypocritical Hop’ Hip-Hop Wired caught up with the New Orleans native at ...

Sheridan Singleton is a unique blend of bubbly with a dash of darkness and a smack of peculiar wit. She has a colorful background, and her idiosyncratic but relatable personality is what drives her to ...

August 11, 2023, will mark the 50th anniversary of the house party largely credited with the creation of hip-hop. Although the various elements of what we’ve come to know as the world’s most popular ...

For much of hip-hop’s 50-year history, lots of attention has (rightly or wrongly) been lavished on three main regions: “The East Coast” (mostly consisting of New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia), ...

On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc helped his sister throw a back-to-school party in the Bronx. With a powerful sound system, two turntables and his signature “breakbeats,” the Jamaican-born DJ triggered ...

When a publisher suggested that Questlove write a book about the history of hip-hop, he was reticent at first. Not because of any fear of writing — the Roots drummer is an accomplished author, with a ...

Throughout our hourlong conversation on the roof of mid-town Manhattan’s Starchild Rooftop, legendary rap producer Keith Shocklee veers through his encyclopedic knowledge of hip-hop history. Shocklee ...

Tonight, the new series Hip Hop Treasures, which follows the search for lost Hip Hop memorabilia, premieres on A&E. Led by LL COOL J and Ice T alongside collectors and museum curators, they will tell ...