A diss track is a fierce musical reply where artists drop harsh words to point fingers at enemies, stand up for themselves, or show who's the boss in the rap world.

shifting culture with their words and beats. We took care to recognize that wide variety to reflect how hip-hop has impacted the cultural landscape over the past five decades. Even so, with only ...

He added some beats and swapped out others to cover the bases of the artists and moments that best encapsulate hip-hop history ... the love of music, bro.” He also clarifies, without getting ...

"Hip-hop has shaped my life for the better, as far as the decisions, the moves, everything. Without hip ... There was always music going on, freestyling, somebody making beats.

Predictably, when the music industry finally caught ... the only way to hear hip hop initially was “to be there,” in the words of musical pioneer Grandmaster Caz. While DJs created breakbeats ...

"We saw artists within that era of hip-hop having to use these metaphors to really address systems of PTSD, depression," Muse said. "These are words ... Tupac's music was "very vulnerable" without ...

Since the mid-1980s when hip-hop fully entered the popular culture, filmmakers have been including dope beats and great rhymes ... There aren't really enough words to explain the impact of New ...

And in the Mile High City, the underground hip-hop scene has been growing since before the '90s. Binta Zang is without ... from Afro beats and catchy hip-hop to R&B vocals and trap music.

Today, basketball games are like a playground for the sounds of hip-hop — the unmistakable music genre infused with rhythmic beats and vivid ... America, the words and contributions of hip ...