CNN — (CNN) — Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so ...

A number of high profile game creators have turned to Kickstarter to try and fund new projects over the last few years, but as a huge fan of – what I’d guess you’d call - personality-driven ...

EXCLUSIVE: Q-Tip, the legendary rapper, producer, singer and lyricist, will be adding his hip-hop know-how to the Broadway-bound Ali, a musical about Muhammad Ali’s life in and out of the boxing ring.

From phonk’s smoky nostalgia to Dominic Fike’s blend of guitar-driven melodies and rap rhythms, genre-blending is breaking the old rules of music. Streaming platforms and algorithms are accelerating ...

Dwight Yoakam also makes the list; a punk band channels Thin Lizzy A ranked selection of notable new recordings we heard in April. Young Thug, “Barter 6” This Atlanta insurgent continues to forge his ...

From the Bronx streets to Bollywood beats, Indian rap has evolved from imitation to innovation. Baba Sehgal injected desi flavor, while Bohemia and Honey Singh brought depth and party vibes. Gully Boy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Legend is no stranger to Hip-Hop—hence his early work with Kanye West, Common, and more—his role as executive producer of the ...

As May 2026 unfolds, the jazz-rap scene is experiencing a quiet but powerful resurgence, with new releases that echo the golden era while pushing boundaries. These tracks, produced by a new generation ...