In the ever-evolving world of global music, where genres blend and cultures intersect, South Korean rapper and singer Lee YoungJi has quickly established herself as a standout artist. With her bold ...

This year, the musical, cultural, political and economic phenomenon that is hip-hop officially turned 50, with hip-hop’s origin traced back to a back-to-school party in the Bronx on August 11, 1973.

Questlove, the accomplished musician, filmmaker and author, most recently of “Hip-Hop Is History,” is no doubt aware that his title cuts more than one way. It indicates both that hip-hop is a ...

A genre essential, Jonathan Abrams tells the story of five decades of hip-hop using over three hundred interviews conducted over three years with the DJs, executives, producers, and artists who both ...

Jay-Z, one of the greatest rappers and producers in U.S. hip-hop history, has partnered with a major South Korean asset management firm to invest approximately 730 billion Korean won (500 million USD) ...

An elegiac retelling of rap’s origins, Hip-Hop Is History also ends with a sense of hope. Buffy (Darren Robinson) of the Fat Boys in Chicago, 1985. This Juneteenth featured, among other festivities, a ...