*Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell believes nearly four decades of hip-hop, activism and community work have prepared him for a ...

At the Grammy Awards this past month, the music world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop music. Started in the 1970s in urbanized areas of New York City, rap music became a ...

Black Ice, the legendary Philadelphia poet whose unforgettable performances on Def Poetry Jam helped elevate spoken word into the mainstream, has died, leaving behind a powerful artistic legacy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy threw a “back-to-school jam” that would go down in history. No one knew the ...

This year, the musical, cultural, political and economic phenomenon that is hip-hop officially turned 50, with hip-hop’s origin traced back to a back-to-school party in the Bronx on August 11, 1973.

Pictured, from left, are Juvenile and Mannie Fresh. (Photo credit: Chelsea Alexandra for rolling out) When legendary producer Mannie Fresh spoke about his hesitation to work with emerging artists, he ...

DJ Bigga Rankin, one of Southern rap's most influential tastemakers and mixtape pioneers, has reportedly passed away. His impact on independent Hip-Hop and the careers he helped launch will never be ...

On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy threw a "back-to-school jam" that would go down in history. No one knew the tunes emerging from a Bronx rec room would evolve into hip-hop, a genre ...

Stacker dove into Grammy nominations, Billboard charts, and Spotify and Last.fm data to quantify the Recording Academy’s predisposition to hip-hop. – Kevin Winter // Getty Images On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ ...