In the late 80s, rapping was just a hobby ... of Island Records that was dedicated to hip-hop. Although the teens had no prior experience as recording artists, it wouldn’t take long for them ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

Hip-Hop Wired’s May 2025 roundup of rising artists is packed with artists making noise across the country. From Columbus to Atlanta, here are the standout tracks you need to hear this month.

singers, and albums of the decade offered. The '80s boasted a slate of developing genres like New Wave, synth pop, a golden age of hip-hop, the introduction of sensations like Madonna, The Smiths ...

The street-conscious production, drawn together by an award-winning team of artists ... the 70s and 80s, which would later birth the cultural explosion we know today as hip-hop, including ...