A nostalgic crowd turned out to see an all-star lineup on Friday at Yankee Stadium, not far from the genre’s birthplace. Outside Yankee Stadium, where “Hip Hop 50 Live,” a 50th-anniversary concert, ...

Morris Isby, also known as “B-boy Morris,” breakdances before the The Jam, a dance battle, at The Greathouse of Dance on Front Street in Old Sacramento, on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. Morris hopes to ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up As musicians sat in position waiting for their cue, a massive ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. “Imagine if a blue collar or middle-class sitcom dad … was cool enough to make rap music, that’s what I ...

This story corrects the day of the performances of "Hip Hop Nutcracker." It was June of 1980 when Kurtis Blow released “The Breaks,” the first rap song to be certified gold and one of the first hits ...

From block parties to Billboard charts, hip hop has never been one thing. This guide breaks down the major styles from old school pioneers and G-Funk grooves to modern-day drill, trap, and grime. A ...

The Hip Hop Chip Shop, a central hub for Manchester, England's hip-hop community, seen here on March 11, 2025. (James Francis Whitehead/Courthouse News) MANCHESTER, England (CN) — When local rapper ...

The Universal Hip-Hop Parade for Social Justice announced a partnership with multiple organizations Wednesday to make a difference in the community. The partnership includes the Brooklyn borough ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, a landmark achievement for Black artists and creatives that have helped develop the most popular genre in the contemporary U.S. While the artists that ...

"Our intention was to show how much we loved the category of old school hip hop because it greatly influences our music," said Julie, Natty, Belle and Haneul Julie, Natty, Belle and Haneul of Kiss of ...