Hip-hop is officially middle-aged, but its mortality is hardly in question. Half a century after the genre’s birth, the GRAMMY Museum celebrated the lovechild of funk and DJ culture with an expansive ...

Bruce Springsteen rocked the music world 30 years ago — and he didn't use his guitar. Instead, his song — the synthesizer and hip-hop drum loop ballad “Streets of Philadelphia, “ from the movie ...

A handful of gadgets released in the late 20th century grew alongside hip-hop and paved the way for the sounds now heard in chart-topping music. reading time 1 minute This story is part of our new Hip ...

The handwriting projected onto the large screen in Roone Arledge Auditorium read “4BF = 6CCR = Full Loop Extraction,” or “Four bars forward is equal to six counterclockwise revolutions, equals full ...

The Houston artist shines as a storyteller over bouncy throwback Southern hip-hop. Though she has a beautiful voice, the ...

There’s a raw energy in the air—a palpable, jittery anticipation as the old guard of hip-hop production gets tossed aside by the relentless force of technological innovation and cultural upheaval.