J.B. Moore, Early Hip-Hop Producer & Former Billboard Staffer, Dies at 81
Moore was a key figure in the then-burgeoning rap genre, writing and producing hits like "The Breaks" and "Christmas Rappin'" ...
Hip-Hop for the Infinite Scroll
Playboi Carti sounds like he isn’t saying much. But there’s a story to his music.
Rolling Out13d
The best hip-hop albums and songs from February
HotNewHipHop closes February with top hip-hop releases, highlighting innovation, diversity, and the genre’s evolution.
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Remembering Roberta Flack: 10 Hip-Hop Songs That Sampled The Legendary Vocalist
As we continue to honor the life and legacy of the legendary vocalist, Hip-Hop Wired has compiled 10 songs that sampled Roberta Flack’s music. My first time hearing Roberta Flack occurred when I ...
Angie Stone’s Hip-Hop Impact: From Dr. Dre To Alicia Keys To Sugar Hill Records
Chuck "Jigsaw" Creekmur talks about Angie Stone's profound impact on music talking to legends of Hip-Hop Culture.
BKReader2d
Amplifying Hip-Hop’s Revolutionary Spirit at BAM
The 2025 edition, titled Power to the Poets, will highlight the enduring legacy of hip-hop as a force for truth, resistance ...
The Miami Times3d
From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...
The Sunflower13dOpinion
OPINION: Rap music is more than mindless violence and drug pushing
Rap and hip-hop music are in the spotlight once again, especially after the Grammy Awards and Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX ...