It was 1985. Hip-hop was entering its golden era, and Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh were putting on what they called "The Show." On that single's B-side was "La Di Da Di," one of the most beloved, and ...

This week, the hip-hop community was consumed by another violent verbal feud, which so often seep to the surface when two of its leading protagonists publicly disagree. Rapper B.o.B and respected ...

On this date in 1985, Hip-Hop bigwig Russell Simmons, along with film producer Michael Schultz, unveiled the Hip-Hop glory days fairy tale about the early days of Def Jam in the Warner ...

On this date in 1985, Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons, alongside acclaimed filmmaker Michael Schultz, brought the early glory days of Def Jam Records to life with the Warner Brothers-distributed film ...

What an opening stanza. Poetry. Broke poetry. That’s the song “Paid in Full,” by Eric B. & Rakim—and, despite its stature as a work of literary prowess, it wasn’t taken seriously as such when it was ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song’s vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. It was then that hip-hop came into the ...

Biz Markie, who fortified the humor-and-hijinks school of hip-hop by taking it worldwide with his 1989 hit "Just a Friend," died Friday at the age of 57. "It is with profound sadness that we announce, ...