Classical instruments and orchestrations aren’t unknown in hip-hop music, but nobody mingles those sounds like the Illharmonic Orchestra. On Nov. 22, the New York-based ensemble is playing the Shubert ...

Hip-hop started as a local movement in the Bronx but quickly grew into a staple among global arts. Today, it influences music as a whole, not to mention fashion, language, and politics worldwide. If ...

Mr. Charnas is the author of “Dilla Time” and a professor at New York University. Of all the clichés about hip-hop we’ve endured over 50 years, the idea that hip-hop is the product of the streets — ...

As a lifelong listener and nearly life-long fan of hip-hop or rap music, it has become increasingly concerning in recent years to see the emergence of a negative trope or stereotype surrounding ...

Sampling originated from DJ Kool Herc's Merry-Go-Round technique. Over time, the technique evolved and has created hip-hop songs with ties that go back decades. The legal battles with clearing samples ...