The rapper and podcast host reflects on message boards, digital archiving and why the internet once invited listeners to dig ...

Hip-hop might have been born in the '70s, but it was in the '90s when the genre truly started to see commercial success. It ...

André 3000 once talked about his relationship to music as his time with OutKast was coming to a close, admitting he could ...

The odes to the home team come from pioneers who uplifted the genre (Rakim), veteran superstars (Busta Rhymes), independent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Hip Hop meets pop, the result is often pure magic. Some of the most memorable moments in music come from when a rap verse ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hip-hop is bigger than ever, as it’s the most-consumed genre of ...

While plenty of energy was spent this year debating whether or not rap was still at the forefront of pop culture as it reached its fiftieth anniversary, there was no shortage of exciting new music to ...

One of the music's most iconic figures of the 21st century, who has 24 Grammy Awards, was born on this day in 1977.

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Foster Sylvers created a soundtrack producers like Dr. Dre have spent decades digging into, starting with his 1973 hit "Misdemeanor." RIP.

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.