Take Mass Appeal’s “Legend Has It” movement. On paper, it was one of the boldest, most authentic Hip-Hop statements of the year. A celebration of legacy, excellence, and longevity. But here’s what ...

Universal Music Greater China has established Def Jam Recordings China, marking the iconic hip-hop label’s entry into the ...

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His new single, “Let Em Know,” serves as a preview of his upcoming album, Kill The King. It’s been six years since the Trap ...

Nearly 15 years after the Grammys started handing out trophies to rappers, these are three rap Grammy Award winners who took ...

UMG announces the launch of Def Jam Recordings China in Chengdu, viewed as the capital of Chinese hip-hop and a cultural hub ...

Def Jam, the influential US record label, will launch a division in the "capital of Chinese hip-hop" Chengdu, its parent ...

HIP HOP AND PEABODY HIP HOP AND PEABODY. TRUST ME, ACTUALLY TRUST HIM. BALTIMORE HIP HOP ROYALTY PROFESSOR WENDELL PATRICK, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I NOT ONLY HAVE BELIEVED IN, YOU KNOW, SINCE I WAS A ...

"Hip-hop was my therapy before therapy was." On a fall afternoon, J.C. Hall's hip-hop therapy studio at New York's Mott Haven Community High School in the Bronx is buzzing, with students gathered ...

Hip Hop and R&B stars including Usher, SZA, Future, and Chris Brown supported Pharrell as he teased unreleased tracks from A$AP Rocky, John Legend, Pusha T, and Quavo. Watch now.

Rap fans in Kingston are raving about 'I Love Hip Hop', a weekly event that celebrates the depth, beauty, and diversity of hip hop culture. It is held every Thursday at the Jangas Soundbar in New ...

The Root spoke to Amy DuBois Barnett about her debut novel which explores the good and bad of hip-hop and journalism in the ...