A drummer, a DJ-producer and an orchestra director discuss the challenges for Black artists, how things are changing and increasing access to the arts ...

Explore the challenges of documenting hip-hop history and the importance of accurately representing the genre's contributions to American culture.

Additionally, the emcee says protest art isn’t a new concept. Hip-hop artists ... music as an expressive outlet instead of resorting to violence. “I fall in line with a Black tradition in ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

an independent hip-hop artist, is the man behind the San Francisco Giants’ anthem this season, "Nothing Like It." LaRussell said he and his Good Compenny crew wrote the song in about five ...

“Inspiration from my brother made me find my sense of belonging as a music producer who mainly produces a mixture of hip-hop and amapiano ... said he looks up to artists Kabza de Small and ...

Hip-Hop and R&B have come a long way, and right now, the game is in a solid place. Artists like Lil Baby, Rod Wave, NBA YoungBoy, and more are absolutely killing it. These young kings are showing ...

paying tribute to artists who have shaped the city’s Hip Hop legacy. Among the newly renamed streets are: This move further cements Miami’s reputation as a city where music and culture are ...

The song is widely credited as birthing ... unity and social awareness within Hip-Hop culture. As pioneers, they inspired generations of artists and solidified Hip-Hop as a global cultural force.

Are the images on the shed at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx art, or are they advertising ... an email from Lawrence Kris Parker, the hip-hop artist known as KRS-One, who led a march from ...

Several of the most lauded hip-hop songs in music history have achieved diamond status—10 million sold or more—according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). For these ...