From the late 1980s, tracks like Fast Eddie’s “Yo Yo Get Funky” and the Jungle Brothers’ “I’ll House You” merged house beats with hip-hop’s lyrical flow. Artists like Kaytranada ...

Discover how hip-hop and house music revolutionized music and culture, from underground to mainstream and cementing their place in American history.

While hip-hop and all of its creative expressions was born in New York City in the late 1970s, it was the 1980s when the music began to come into form. There was excitement and experimentation ...

Before YouTube, before MTV embraced rap, McDaniels provided the first platform where Hip-Hop artists could showcase ... Martin launched their show in the early 1980s, few could have predicted ...

Released in the late 1980s, “Word to the Mother (Land)” arrived at a pivotal moment in hip-hop. The genre was evolving beyond party rhymes and street narratives, with artists like Public Enemy ...