It’s thanks to the best rappers of all time that hip-hop has continued to grow and become the beloved genre and influence it is today. Born in the Bronx in 1973, hip-hop music has become something ...

The Chicago MC thinks there are rappers who are better lyricists than their mainstream counterparts.

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the genre’s many heroes have been rightfully… celebrated. But what about the unsung heroes? What about the rappers who were good enough to be great but ...

Does the name Sylvia Robinson ring a bell? For hip-hop fans, it should. Not only did she found Sugar Hill Records, the first hip-hop record label, with husband Joe Robinson, she also produced the 1979 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whenever you get into a debate about the greatest of all time in any category, discussions can get rather contentious, and rap ...

Although hip-hop has been part of mainstream culture for decades, there are still many who fall for the stereotype that the genre is filled with shallow and uneducated rappers and music. What they ...

In hip-hop, rappers who have the most distinctive voices tend to stand out from the rest. Legends like DMX and Jadakiss are historically top-of-mind for fans when discussing unique vocal tones and how ...

Throughout hip-hop’s history, women have been trendsetters and rule-breakers in the culture without being properly recognized as such. DJ Kool Herc is credited as hip-hop’s founding father for playing ...

Some of the greatest, most impactful and prolific rappers and hip-hop producers have troublesome track records that have landed them in jails and prisons around the country. With the increasingly ...