Moore was a key figure in the then-burgeoning rap genre, writing and producing hits like "The Breaks" and "Christmas Rappin'" ...

By Clay Risen Angie Stone, a hip-hop pioneer in the late 1970s with the Sequence, one of the first all-female rap groups, who later switched gears as a solo R&B star with hits like “No More Rain ...

Several of the most lauded hip-hop songs in music history have achieved diamond status—10 million sold or more—according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). For these ...

His connection to the culture deepened when Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Braithwaite approached him with the idea of creating a film that showcased all four elements of Hip-Hop—emceeing, deejaying, ...