New Year’s Resolutions Playlist: A Fire Hip-Hop Workout
A carefully curated hip-hop playlist including bangers from DMX, Kendrick Lamar, Cardi B, and more. New Year’s Resolutions ...
Johns Hopkins, Lupe Fiasco team up to offer first hip-hop bachelor’s degree in America
Potential turntablists, rappers, beatboxers and producers are applying now for admission to the fall 2025 semester, with ...
WME’s Hip-Hop Division Co-Chiefs Exiting for Wasserman (Exclusive)
Hip-hop division co-chiefs Kevin Shivers and James Rubin along with WME partner Christina Baxter are in talks to join Casey ...
Award-winning Hip-Hop artist reflects on Jimmy Carter’s impact on Black music
President Jimmy Carter honored and recognized Black musicians by creating Black Music Month in June -- also known as African ...
Exploring Hip-Hop’s Relationship with Mental Health
Mental health has become an increasingly prominent theme in the genre, shedding light on issues that were once stigmatized in ...
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Doechii advances as hip-hop feud with Azealia Banks unfolds
Doechii's artistry ignites conversations on representation in hip-hop, as Azealia Banks questions authenticity and artistic ...
Rock, pop and hip-hop songs that name-check the Capital Region, upstate
When you think about a geographic region that has inspired everyone from Carly Simon and Elvis Costello to Will Smith, Raekwon, and Rancid, the Capital Region probably doesn’t come to mind. And yet, ...
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18 beloved hip-hop artists we lost in 2024 that changed music forever
Remembering 18 influential Hip-hop artists who passed away in 2024, including Rich Homie Quan, DJ Mister Cee, and Rico Wade, ...
Santa Ana rapper Jay Taj talks new music and making it to the finals on Netflix hip-hop show
Santa Ana artist Jay Taj wasn’t exactly raised on hip-hop music. But after naturally gravitating toward the genre in his ...
From trumpets to turntables: school music programs embrace hip-hop, electronic
More Canadian schools and universities are expanding music programs beyond jazz and classical to include hip-hop and ...
Rapper Lupe Fiasco to serve as hip-hop professor at Johns Hopkins' Peabody Institute
Grammy Award-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco will serve as a distinguished visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University, Peabody ...
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Today In Hip Hop History: 45 Years Ago Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” Became Hip-Hop’s First Top 40 Hit
On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the Englewood, ...