Adrian Quesada reinvents boleros with psychedelia and hip hop in 'Boleros Psicodélicos II,' alongside Cuco, Ed Maverick, iLe ...

'I grew up in a male-dominated area (in Silay City, Negros Occidental), so I adopted the habits and culture of hip-hop even when I was a little kid. I love rap because it connects me to people and ...

Fifty years ago, the genre of hip-hop was born in the South Bronx. Here’s How It Got Its Name. The musical movement, born at a party in the South Bronx, has a rich history ...

In the vast, ever-evolving soundscape of hip-hop, few acts have held their ground like The Roots, a cultural institution.

To celebrate Hip-Hop 50, MC Lyte, Jermaine Dupri and more voices in the genre write letters to the culture to express their love for the genre.

MC Lyte, one of hip-hop’s pioneer emcees, tells CNN she’s “elated” with how far hip-hop has come since its inception back in 1973. “Look where we are. I am just so elated, excited, it ...

Hip-hop is at times accepted as synonymous with rap. But the reality is nuanced, says Carson and suggests a metaphor: "Imagine you have a multi-car garage. Then rap would be one of the cars that's ...

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, The New York Times asked the poet Mahogany L. Browne to write an ode to the genre using only lyrics.

“Hip-hop has been used as a learning tool for many years,” McDaniels said in a statement. “We are humbled by the IMLS grant and the response we have received from our partners and ...