With the hottest days of summer coming up quick, these are 10 trap rap songs that you're gonna want on your poolside playlist ...

In the late '70s, The Sugarhill Gang released a song that would redefine the music industry. "Rapper's Delight" was one of ...

On March 9, 1997, renowned rapper Notorious B.I.G. was murdered in a drive-by shooting following a party in Los Angeles. The ...

The rapper and podcast host reflects on message boards, digital archiving and why the internet once invited listeners to dig ...

The odes to the home team come from pioneers who uplifted the genre (Rakim), veteran superstars (Busta Rhymes), independent ...

One of the music's most iconic figures of the 21st century, who has 24 Grammy Awards, was born on this day in 1977.

If you were at the Champaign downtown plaza Friday night, you probably saw a unique sight: Students from across the county ...

Graham Nash is still as expansive as ever, and to this end there is one 2018 hip-hop anthem that he completely fell in love with as a new modern classic.

Foster Sylvers created a soundtrack producers like Dr. Dre have spent decades digging into, starting with his 1973 hit "Misdemeanor." RIP.

Hip-hop might have been born in the '70s, but it was in the '90s when the genre truly started to see commercial success. It ...

The students in Bengie Santos' exercise class in Seattle say there's something special about their 72-year-old instructor.

Sleepy Brown of the iconic Dungeon Family recalled how a Busta Rhymes studio visit inspired one of the best southern rap ...