Hip-hop is playing in the background of commercials, movies, TV; it’s everywhere. I used to think rock and roll was big, but it seems like hip-hop is going to overtake that.

On Saturday August 22, 1987, 75,000 metalheads undertook a pilgrimage to Donington Park for the eighth staging of the annual Monsters Of Rock festival. The day was notable for several reasons. The ...

Hip-hop rose from the ashes of a borough ablaze with poverty, urban decay and gang violence. It was music that “had the sound of a city in collapse, but also had an air of defiance,” said Mark ...

How Ari Melber's Legal Background and Hip-Hop Influence Define 'The Beat' Story by Mike Snedegar • 3mo. Ari Melber's path to the anchor desk of MSNBC's The Beat is as unique as the show itself.

Hip-Hop Topped Pop, Country. Hip-hop/rap reigned as the most common primary genre in the Hot 100’s top 10 throughout 2024, contributing to 38% of all top 10 hits, and bounding from a 23% take in ...

Hip-hop Call of Duty soundtracks Finally, another prominent way that CoD and hip-hop connect is through the game’s growing list of soundtracks. In 2023, 21 Savage’s music video featured player ...

Portrait of American rapper KRS-One (born Lawrence Parker) as he poses against a white background, New York, March 29, ... I’ve never heard anyone correlate hip-hop with the Black arts movement.

Rapper Roxanne Shanté has a theory about why women in hip-hop now wield not only massive popularity, but respect. “(The music industry) is able to see that female rappers are worth money. They ...

DJ Próvaí of Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap performs during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, April 11, 2025. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images) Shares ...

How Ari Melber's Legal Background and Hip-Hop Influence Define 'The Beat' Published Feb 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM EST Updated Feb 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM EST. By .