Once hip-hop got some money, there was no stopping it, and even though New York's stronghold on the genre would lag by the mid-2000s, the personalities were never anything less than top of the game.

For 20 years, the Oakland-raised Crumpler rapped under the stage name Balance, making music with Kendrick Lamar and ...

The top 10 New York political mentions in hip-hop A Tribe Called Quest liked David Dinkins, but Biggie wasn’t down with Rudy Giuliani.

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from 2 Chainz, Larry June, and Tyga.

Legendary hip-hop artists and organizations marched through The Bronx on Sunday, spreading a message of peace and improved health. "Violence is becoming a number one health issue especially in New ...

How hip-hop took over New York politics Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Mayor Eric Adams battled it out over who’s really hip-hop – as the once-maligned genre has entered the halls of power.

If hip-hop were a person, it would be eligible for an AARP card this month. Here's how a back-to-school party in the Bronx birthed a global movement, and how New York is celebrating.

The music met the wordsmith. One of New York hip-hop’s famous features in the Eighties were the scathing cadence honed in neighborhood battles where the competition was severe.

NEW YORK — Hip-hop was born in the break — that moment when a song’s vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage.

Hip hop turning 50, we're going to have a celebratory party like we've never witnessed before. The birth of hip hop is here in New York City," Mayor Eric Adams said.

From a back-to-school party in 1973 to a universal force around the globe, hip hop's roots still remain very much intact in New York City.