A hip-hop took celebration place Oct. 18 at the third annual Paid In Full Foundation Hip-Hop Grandmaster Awards in Las Vegas.

Founded by Ben and Felicia Horowitz in 2022, the Paid in Full Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization based in Las ...

The Asbury Music Awards began in 1993 at the former Saint nightclub in Asbury Park, but now will move to the Stone Pony.

Today, on the 50th anniversary of the genre, we’ve put together a roundup of 50 of the most successful hip-hop artists-turned-entrepreneurs. The “Empire State of Mind” rapper became the first hip-hop ...

How to encompass half a century of hip-hop? You start by acknowledging you can’t. Too many stars, too many songs, too many places, too many scandals: Hip-hop is an entire universe — a musical genre, ...

It’s official: This Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the genre we now know as hip-hop. According to its lore, hip-hop was birthed from an epic house party in the Bronx, dated Aug. 11, 1973. As ...

The hip-hop genre and artists alike are celebrating 50 years of influence and impact in 2023. Rappers have undoubtedly shaped culture and helped to shape the perspective on the power of the Black ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

Hip-hop was birthed by DJ Kool Herc, in a South Bronx apartment complex in the 70s. A back-to-school fundraiser with an admission fee of .25 cents for ladies and .50 cents for gents turned into a ...

In 28 days it began. In 28 weeks it spread. In 28 years it evolved.