To celebrate the golden anniversary of hip-hop, we rounded up 35 essential hits. These songs were hugely significant for the genre's growth and made an impact on the music industry. Our picks are ...

August 11 will officially commemorate the 50-year anniversary of hip-hop. But, while this specific date is in remembrance of when DJ Kool Herc hosted his “Back To School Jam” in the South Bronx in ...

If you were a kid in the 1990s, I bet at least one of these four songs influenced the music taste you have today.

“The Message” is often credited with stretching what hip-hop could be — not just party music but also social commentary. Big Daddy Kane, Daddy-O of Stetsasonic and longtime hip-hop promoter Charlie ...

This past Saturday, the annual hip-hop nostalgia-fest Rock The Bells stormed through Governor's Island in New York City to celebrate a bygone era. The all-day rap show featured a hodgepodge of major ...

One of neo-soul's most celebrated names, the visionary's top hits include "Brown Sugar" and the Grammy-winning "Untitled" and ...

Several members of the collective will appear at a special documentary screening and discussion event on Tuesday (October 21).

Mr. Charnas is the author of “Dilla Time” and a professor at New York University. Of all the clichés about hip-hop we’ve endured over 50 years, the idea that hip-hop is the product of the streets — ...

Neo-soul singer D’Angelo has died following a reported battle with pancreatic cancer and the hip-hop community is offering ...

Irv Gotti, a music executive who founded Murder Inc. Records with his brother and built a hip-hop empire that produced some of the biggest rap and R&B albums of the early 21st century, has died at 54.