On International Mother Language Day, we look at how rap and hip-hop artists are mixing languages and spreading a vernacular that captures the contemporary Francophone world: multi-ethnic, ...

Nothing about Biz Markie’s unapologetically wacky, is-this-guy-for-real? 1989 hip-hop love song “Just A Friend” screamed POP HIT! The “vocalist,” a Long Island, New York MC, deejay and beat boxing ...

The renowned music engineer and producer who passed away on March 1 was a force behind numerous hip-hop and R&B cuts.

Most people would never put Shakespeare and Kendrick Lamar in the same sentence. One composed sonnets for the Elizabethan ...

Canadian music industry insider Craig “Big C” Mannix and journalist/publicist Dalton Higgins join Commotion host Elamin ...

Hip hop/rap is a culture that changed the world, a culture created and perfected by Black and brown Americans.

Last month, she became the first Japanese woman and first DJ of Asian descent selected as the official DJ for the 2026 NBA ...

The hip-hop world was rocked this week by the news that Oliver “Power” Grant, a founding member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan ...

The music world was stunned recently by the news that Oliver “Power” Grant, a founding member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, has died. He was 52. And now we know what took the rap and hip-hop icon too ...

Rapper Chuck D, of Public Enemy fame, is one of several who agree that basketball greats and hip-hop excellence share a similar foundation.

Let’s talk about weed and rap. We know Hip Hop and cannabis have been intertwined for decades, but over the last 10 years, the relationship between hip hop and weed has evolved into a full-fledged ...

Hip-hop has always talked about money, but today it’s shaping how young people think about financial independence.