Visit an online experience on the origins of hip-hop by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Check out the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap that includes more than 120 ...

The harrowing experience, in which Mr. Thompson had to distill a half century of music—and egos—into 13 minutes, inspired “Hip-Hop Is History” (co-written with Ben Greenman). Mr. Thompson ...

Throughout music history, there have been artists that made ... Here is a list of some of the most memorable one-hit wonders in hip-hop.

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Hip-hop, once a movement and a megaphone for Black empowerment and communal struggle, has been hijacked by the almighty dollar, leading to artists such as Snoop, Nelly, and Soulja Boy performing at ...

Lamar makes history with "Luther," a collaboration with SZA, which climbs from No. 2 to lead the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart dated Dec. 21. It swaps positions with the rapper's "TV Off," featuring ...

Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind "New Jack City" and pioneering investigative journalist, died Tuesday in Baltimore at age 66.