As the United States marks its 250th year of independence, we trace how an island of fewer than three million people rewired American pop culture, one bassline at a time. There is a strange and ...

Before the jail complex becomes completely nonexistent, check out some of the times rappers mentioned the facility in the ...

Amid Vedic chants that slowly build, creating a meditative atmosphere, a beat pulses beneath the sacred verses. Then the ...

Oliver Tree, the eccentric American musician known for viral stunts and alt-pop hits, died in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro on June 14 ...

Musician Oliver Tree, known for the songs “Life Goes On” and “Miss You,” was killed in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, ...

From old-school stars to young upstarts, the birthplace of hip-hop is basking in the big moment. By Jonathan Abrams From his courtside seat at Knicks games, the rapper Fat Joe and the rest of the ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

A rock band, or even a country band for that matter, covering a rap song is nothing new these days. There have been entire albums made out of the concept. We've also been served package tours in ...

I first heard DMX speak those words in November of 1998. “Slippin’” was the lead single off of his sophomore album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, and it carried a powerful message, for me, at ...

ATLANTA — VH1 announced on Tuesday that it’s ending “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” after 15 years. The network said that it will end the show with a final six-part limited series named “Love & Hip Hop: The ...

The once buzzworthy show made stars out of Karlie Redd, Lil Scrappy, K. Michelle, Stevie J and Joseline Hernandez. Created in 2012, “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta,” a spinoff of “Love and Hip Hop,” ...

After more than a decade of viral clashes and breakout stars, “Love & Hip Hop” is preparing to take its final bow. The long-running reality franchise will officially wrap with a special farewell ...