Guys like Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z may get all the attention, but we’ve got our very own burgeoning hip-hop scene right here at home. Here are a few aspiring local rappers who are trying to make a name ...

The 2026 underground hip-hop scene is thriving with a wave of rising artists, constant music drops, and innovative personalization rooted in hip-hop culture’s DIY spirit. From UK rap’s daily releases ...

HISTORY. AUGUST 11TH, 1973, JAMAICAN BORN DJ KOOL HERC PERFORMED AT A PARTY IN THE BRONX, NEW YORK, USING TWO TURNTABLES, HE LOOPED MUSICAL BREAKS IN REAL TIME, CREATING MORE SPACE FOR PARTY GOERS TO ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. If ...

The Hip Hop Museum, an institution currently under construction in New York City, created to celebrate and preserve hip-hop culture, is having an inaugural economic empowerment tour in Atlanta from ...

We’re celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary this week. Wesley Morris traces the art form from its South Bronx origins to all-encompassing triumph. By Wesley Morris We’ve gathered here today to raise ...

Hey, young world. Here's a story about one measure of the distance hip-hop has traveled in its 50 years. Once upon a time, not long ago, to paraphrase a great rap storyteller, an 11-year-old in Queens ...

Cardi B has become one of hip-hop’s most recognizable and influential figures, known for her sharp lyrical style, unapologetic personality, and chart-topping hits like Bodak Yellow and I Like It, ...

Since 1973 — after DJ Kool Herc hosted a party in the Bronx, NY, that birthed the cultural phenomenon that is hip-hop — women in rap have historically been overlooked for their contributions to the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. What began in 1991 as a nonprofit safe haven for MCs has become ...