As the latest of several recent performances and shows honoring hip-hop’s 50-year anniversary in 2023, MTV’s Video Music Awards welcomed many of the genre’s finest figures to the stage on Tuesday ...

MTV continued the music world’s yearlong tribute to hip-hop at the Video Music Awards on Tuesday night. Nicki Minaj, who also served as the night’s emcee, joined Lil Wayne, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, ...

With Westword’s Music Showcase going down this weekend, let’s take a quick look at what the last five hip-hop winners have been up to the last five years: The Pirate Signal (Yonnas and DJ A-What) who ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Grandmaster Flash, one of the virtuoso creators of hip-hop and leader of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, the genre’s first act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler Hear songs from Lucy Sante ...

It seems almost impossible that hip-hop would trace its origin back more than three decades to an engineering student with a penchant for experimenting with vinyl. Yet before he was Grandmaster Flash, ...

Once considered a rebellious outlier, Hip Hop has become an undeniable force in shaping global culture. Fortunately, its pioneers have rightfully earned their place among music’s greatest legends. The ...

The handwriting projected onto the large screen in Roone Arledge Auditorium read “4BF = 6CCR = Full Loop Extraction,” or “Four bars forward is equal to six counterclockwise revolutions, equals full ...

Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Doug E. Fresh, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne also took part in the medley of hits, which were performed at Tuesday's awards show. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital MTV ...