As the legendary DJ Premiere once said, “Hip-hop is about style and finesse and being creative and different. And to do that you have to be ballsy enough to not do what everybody else does.” Rap music ...

Hip-hop at it's core is lyrics on a beat, with both being vital for the final product. Throughout the genre's history, there have been some truly incredible beats that turned producers into stars, and ...

Rap beef or battles have been a part of hip-hop since the genre’s inception. In Ghana, the situation is no different as the industry has in times past had its fair share of beef. Following the release ...

Back in the day, the mixtape was the driving force behind hip-hop culture. But these days, fans don’t reach for C-90 cassettes when they want to spread the gospel – they make playlists. The biggest ...

Apple Music is rebranding one of its biggest playlists, The A-List: Hip-Hop, as Rap Life, and will leverage Beats 1 to launch a new weekly show and daily segments around the playlist. By Micah ...

“Whoa, Kenny!” If you’ve been paying any attention to rap in 2018, chances are you’ve come across that producer tag, the trademark of Greenwich, Conn. native ...

Hip-hop, which emerged from the streets of New York City in the late 1970s, has grown into a global cultural phenomenon. Its influence extends far beyond its own genre, permeating various musical ...