Explore why casinos are hip hop’s favorite symbol of risk, wealth, and power—from Jay-Z and Cardi B to Drake’s Stake deal ...

Even Drake, arguably hip-hop's most viable rap artist, isn't immune. His pre-streaming era 2010 debut album, Thank Me Later , sold more first-week copies than his latest album, For All The Dogs ...

Cassie Ventura is not the first survivor of hip-hop’s abuse. Unfortunately, she will not be the last. In the months since Ventura filed a federal lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for rape ...

When DJ Kool Herc began MC'ing on August 11, 1973, he unleashed the transformative power of hip-hop culture, which has had an indelible impact on the world. He and artists like The Notorious B.I.G ...

Hip-hop in 2023 was largely a game of hard left turns and stylistic leaps of faith. From Doja Cat’s bridge-burning fourth album Scarlet to Lil Uzi Vert’s wildly experimental Pink Tape, hip-hop ...

There is much in hip-hop music and culture that I loved and still love. But after that day, it’s never been the same. It’s not just that I hear the music in a different way; I look at my past ...

Erica Mena, a controversial former music video model who has sparred with co-stars on the hit MTV series Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, was released from the show on Saturday, after calling her Black co ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — PDX Hip Hop Week kicked off its eighth annual celebration of the Rose City's hip-hop culture this week with events across the metro area. The events, which run from Aug. 20 to ...

By 1984, hip-hop was in full force, but still in its infancy as far as narratives in cinema. Evolutionary movements in music have always moved more rapidly on t ...

Instead of filing rank, they embraced a sense of witty but above all playful experimentation. ‘3 Feet High And Rising’ was the birth of alternative hip-hop, and its sonic collages and ...