In 2003, T.I. and other Atlanta rappers created new subgenre of rap: trap music. Twenty years later, its influence is everywhere. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: About two minutes into the song, "Y'all ...

The event focused on celebrating 50 years of hip-hop and 20 years of trap music through art and creativity. The marketing executive for the Trap Music Museum, Brittney Jarrett Neal, shared how ...

When McKinley “Mac” Phipps got his big break in hip-hop, the rapper had big dreams. But years later his lyrics would help put him behind bars for more than two decades.

T.I. talks Trap Music and his key role in turning it into a musical genre. T.I. also offered his Mt. Rushmore of Trap Music: Trap Music originated in the Southern United States, particularly in ...

Future’s music also showcases the current hallmarks of the southern-born, Atlanta-dominated subgenre of hip-hop known as trap, which now permeate nearly every corner of popular music: rattling ...

An oral language rich in history from Peru is having a moment, with artists using it in hip hop, rap, trap, and pop music. It's not Spanish, and it's not Latin. Quechua is a language all its own.

For the first two decades of rap history, the focal points were New York and Los Angeles. When Atlanta’s OutKast won best new artist at the 1995 Source Awards, they were audibly booed.

Napoleon Maddox, hip-hop ambassador, writer, producer, and human beat-box artist Listen to Cincinnati Edition live at noon M-F. Audio for this segment will be uploaded after 4 p.m. ET. Never miss ...

When he appears at Wolf Trap ... ‘Hip-hop hat.’ Yeah, I’m wearing the triple H.” If he’s never said it before, he’s certainly worn it. Now based in Los Angeles, Glasper first gained ...

Hip-hop continues to diversify into new subgenres that push the boundaries of rhythm, poetry and self-expression. With hip-hop celebrating its 50th anniversary this month, we look at some of the ...

This month marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop. You can celebrate with the “Masters of the Mic: Hip Hop 50 Tour” at Wolf Trap in Virginia on Thursday.