Hip-Hop Evolution Season 4 is the latest season of the popular music documentary series that chronicles the rise of hip-hop music. Hosted by Canadian rapper Shad, the series takes a deep dive into the ...

The late summer months of August and September celebrate both the anniversary of hip-hop as well as Hispanic heritage, a fitting combination since Hispanic culture and sound have had a significant ...

Hip-hop has always been more than just a genre of music. Hip-hop has evolved into a cultural powerhouse from its roots in the Bronx during the 1970s, influencing fashion, language, and business ...

As the 50th year of hip-hop comes to a close, the AFRO salutes the pioneers of hip-hop and those who have sustained the genre for 50 years and those who carry it into the future. Started on Aug. 11, ...

In 1999, Yasin Bey — then known as Mos Def – dropped the seminal album “Black On Both Sides.” The first song, “Fear Not Of Man” still gets me every time I play it. It’s a classic – — just as powerful ...

Asked about the ongoing tension between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, Young Thug framed the rivalry as a distraction rather than ...

The relationship between hip-hop and smoking has always been intriguing and ever-evolving. In the early 2000s, a significant transformation occurred in hip-hop culture as bongs emerged as the ...

American rapper and singer Young Thug says “rap is in a weird space” at the moment,and would be “so happy if hip-hop turned ...

While deejaying his sister’s birthday party, DJ Kool Herc tried something unheard of at the time: He extended an instrumental break from James Brown’s “Give It Up or Turnit a Loose” and began rapping ...

A collage of past and present hip-hop artistes in Kenya. A section of local entertainers credit pioneer musician Jimmy Gichu for having paved the way for local hip hop in the mid-’80s. Others believe ...