What began as a sound quickly became a culture. A language. And for Black communities, a way to tell their stories in their ...

Michael "5000" Watts, a towering figure in Houston's hip-hop scene and founder of Swishahouse, has died. Watts' family ...

Watts, 52, started his hip-hop career at age 14, founding the Swishahuose record label in 1997 - which started the careers of ...

A diamond of turntable precision is tucked into a Glendale brick-and-mortar DJ school, the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, co-founded and co-operated by LA’s ...

Veteran Vancouver DJ D-Rec talks hip-hop culture, live shows, DJ philosophy, and staying true to the craft in this exclusive ...

"Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta" cast members Scrappy, Karlie Redd, Yandy Smith, Kirk Frost Rasheeda Frost, Spice and Joc (Courtesy of MTV) MTV’s “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” has set a February premiere date ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

31 years ago, the late The Notorious B.I.G. released Big Poppa, a record that would permanently shift his trajectory and reshape how Hip Hop crossed into the mainstream. Arriving as a single from his ...

Yo-Yo brought her Hip-Hop legacy and culinary chops to FOX 5 DC, highlighting her cooking show and decades of cultural impact. Yo-Yo served up a blend of music legacy and culinary flair during her ...

Hip-Hop, the Philadelphia 76ers' iconic former mascot, is back. As part of the team's celebration of the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Eastern Conference Championship team, the team is bringing back ...

Donald Trump layered his border speech over a Dr. Dre beat and the internet couldn’t decide if it was satire or strategy. Donald Trump dropped a political remix that collided Hip-Hop and Capitol Hill, ...

The long-awaited Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx is expected to open its doors in about a year. To help raise $50 million for construction and programming, the museum will host its second gala Wednesday ...