Since he release from prison after doing a 10 year stretch, Moses Levi aka Shyne, has easily become one of Hip-Hop’s greatest enigmas. Despite gaining a world of “street cred” (note: that really doesn ...

Montreal producer-of-the-moment Kaytranada continues his tradition of slyly Nas-honoring nomenclature (his original name was Kaytradamus) with a new beat tape, Instrumental Hip Hop Is Dead, debuted ...

El-P and Killer Mike built more than a rap group — they built a blueprint for culture, business, and rebellion. DJ Corey Chase and DJ Gravy were the brilliant brains behind it all, and you can read a ...

Hip-hop is officially middle-aged, but its mortality is hardly in question. Half a century after the genre’s birth, the GRAMMY Museum celebrated the lovechild of funk and DJ culture with an expansive ...

It’s spooky season and when October rolls around, hip-hop fans know the season is not just about costumes and candy, it is about eerie beats, dark storytelling, and the kind of energy that lives ...

Thanks to great new singles from Beyoncé and Drake, it’s become the summer of hip hop with house beats. Larger-than-life figures like those two have the power to dominate the conversation and steer ...

After a harrowing 2007 — a year that started with the arrest of leading mix-tape maker DJ Drama — hip-hop mix tapes played it cool in 2008. Collections co-signed by top-level talent were scarce, ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — It was a night of artistic creativity — fearlessly fluid and sometimes spontaneous but also controlled and crafted. More than 30 artists came together to explore and capture the ...

This is what a true fan of hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco looks like: a 34-year-old mother with her teenage son; an electrical contractor who listens to country singer Keith Urban; and a Japanese-American ...

Hip-hop is no stranger to references about drugs and alcohol; as a matter of fact, just about every genre of music references it in some way. One Delaware rapper has decided to combine hip-hop and ...