At first, there was no message. Rap was all bluff and bluster. Party stuff, straight up. Hip hop, you don't stop. Throw your hands in the air, and wave 'em like you just don't care. Somebody scream.

As Hip-Hop shaped the sound of the streets and transformed the music industry, these legendary record labels brought the genre’s vision to life and helped it dominate the world. The list goes on, but ...

The Recording Academy and the hip-hop community have long had a bumpy road, and this year’s Grammy Awards proved to be no different. Show producer Ken Erlich told the New York Times ahead of music’s ...

Beginning with looping a sample on a turntable in 1973, hip-hop’s evolution into the present day has technology baked into its DNA. Reading time 6 minutes This story is part of our new Hip-Hop: ’73 ...

This year, NPR, along with member stations, has been marking the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. One of those stations, KEXP in Seattle, has been celebrating with a weekly podcast, 50 Years Of Hip-Hop.

What started off as a cleverly written diss track has blossomed into something much more. During the 2025 Grammys, Kendrick Lamar’s scathing Drake diss track “Not Like Us” swept all five of its ...

The record producer will soon be the subject of a documentary, 'God’s Favorite DJ: The Story of DJ Clark Kent.' By Zoe G. Phillips DJ Clark Kent, a beloved hip-hop record producer who worked with ...