The use of alter egos in rap can be traced back to the 1980s - and, over the decades since, has helped rappers tap into new ...

Since the mid-1980s when hip-hop fully entered the popular culture, filmmakers have been including dope beats and great rhymes in the soundtracks of their movies, creating some of the best ...

By the early 1980s, hip-hop had solidified itself as more than just a fad; it was the voice of a generation. The late ’80s and early ’90s marked what many call the golden era of hip-hop.

Hip-hop and house both have their origins in the 1970s and early 1980s – in fact, they recently celebrated a 50th and 40th birthday, respectively. But it was only in 1989 that an award category ...

After rising to fame with Will Smith in the early 1990s, DJ Jazzy Jeff has carved out his own niche in hip-hop.

Fifty years ago and 200 miles away, hip-hop was born in the Bronx. But by the early '80s, this city and its rappers were establishing an identity and culture all their own.

Read more: 50 Years of Atlanta hip-hop Hip-hop and I are about the same age, and I feel as if I should love the music because we grew up together. But my relationship with hip-hop is complicated.

In the 1980s, hip-hop promoter, activist, and rapper Carrico “Kingdom Rock” Sanders Sr. founded Ill State Assassins (whose ranks included Ang13, E.C. Illa, Toxic, and the Legendary Traxster ...

Kurtis Blow's 1984 classic "Basketball" was not just about his personal love for the game, but an expression of solidarity between the game and rap. Since hip hop came onto the scene in 1973, its ...

He massages the seemingly over-mined wells of 1960s jazz, with 1970s soul, 1980s hip-hop, and, being a good son of Detriot, that Motown sound from every era into an infectiously fun product. From ...

Since the mid-1980s when hip-hop fully entered the popular culture, filmmakers have been including dope beats and great rhymes in the soundtracks of their movies, creating some of the best ...