The genre of hip-hop was kicked off in the 1970s in the public parks in New York City. There, DJs would plug their setups into public light fixtures and supply the neighborhood with party music, ...

As one long-running hip-hop smash goes recurrent on the chart, the Hot 100's top 40 does not boast a single rap song, ending ...

"Rap music is still all over the top 40; it's just not being made by rappers," Stereogum's Tom Breihan observed in a column ...

If you were a kid in the 1990s, I bet at least one of these four songs influenced the music taste you have today.

What came first, the chicken or the egg? I often ask myself similar questions but with words or rap music. Do I love words because of rap music or rap music because of the words? I’m 44 and no closer ...

This marks the first rap song to reach the top 40 since Kendrick Lamar and SZA ’s “Luther” on the October 18 listing, a significant return for the genre after no rap songs appeared in the top 40 for ...

FX is set to release a spinoff of its crime series 'Snowfall,' focusing on characters Leon and Wanda. Set in 1990s Los Angeles, the story explores the rise of West Coast rap amidst gang wars and music ...

The Alchemist has added his two cents on the topic that had Rap Twitter in a frenzy this week.

This has not occurred since 1990, when Cold Chillin’ Re cords artist Biz Markie reached No. 29 in February 1990 with “Just a ...

For the first time since February 1990, the Billboard Hot 100 ’s top 40 section contained zero rap songs on the chart dated ...