One of the hallmarks of Oakland, Calif, is its activism and politics and its longtime alignment with hip-hop culture. When I say “aligned,” I’m not talking about a rapper doing a song where he spits a ...

At a discussion after a Washington, D.C., screening of a new documentary on global hip-hop, The Furious Force of Rhymes, the audience was elated that the film showed Brooklyn, N.Y.-based emcee Toni ...

While hip-hop is continuously in a state of innovation, early on its ear for music was attached to the sounds its earliest listeners enjoyed partying to.

The Associated Press Always expect the unexpected from the Roots. On their genre-expanding 2002 album "Phrenology," the Philadelphia hip-hop band flirted with punk, downshifted neo-soul into a drum n' ...

Hip-hop is having a party. For the uninitiated, 2023 marks a year-long 50th birthday celebration for the genre. Celebrations and commemorations abound just about everywhere—even at unlikely places, ...

Hip Hop started out booming in basement parties in the Bronx back in the ‘70s and grew into resistance personified. And then, by 2017, Hip Hop/R&B reportedly became the most listened to genre in the U ...

The evolution of hip-hop over the last 50 years has been stunning to watch. From “Rapper’s Delight,” to “Juicy,” to “Alright,” whether you want to get the party going or start a movement, the genre ...

Root Mod is a live original soul, funk and hip-hop band. The St. Louis soul-fusion band breathes of style, passion and originality. Tuesday morning, the band joined Mary in studio to share about their ...