Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mental health is no longer a taboo topic in Hip Hop. What was once hidden behind bravado, coded lyrics or complete silence is now ...

Author Raquel Cepeda once said, "The role of hip-hop journalists is to document hip-hop with integrity." Fifty years ago, that esteemed role did not yet exist, for the culture was too young and too ...

Growing up in the Bay Area, Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper, now known to fans as Saweetie, listened to 106.1 KMEL and Wild 949 on her drive to school with her dad every morning. And like clockwork, ...

Lelo made a name for himself with last year's stellar offering, New Detroit, which prompted Billboard to include him on its Artists to Watch in 2026 list. He's now back with two EPs, Mastiff and Pink ...

While America’s image abroad has been battered of late, its music remains a unifying force in global culture. New York filmmaker Jackie Reem Salloum’s first feature documentary on Palestinian rap, is ...

For much of hip-hop’s 50-year history, lots of attention has (rightly or wrongly) been lavished on three main regions: “The East Coast” (mostly consisting of New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia), ...

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Uncle Luke says the backlash against Yung Miami's "Spend Dat" is no different than the attacks once aimed at 2 Live Crew and N.W.A.

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Vice President Kamala Harris continues her media blitz with just under three weeks to Election Day. Appearing on the 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards, Harris sat for an interview with Fat Joe and Too Short.

When a publisher suggested that Questlove write a book about the history of hip-hop, he was reticent at first. Not because of any fear of writing — the Roots drummer is an accomplished author, with a ...

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