The genre of hip-hop was kicked off in the 1970s in the public parks in New York City. There, DJs would plug their setups into public light fixtures and supply the neighborhood with party music, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winter fashion in Hip-Hop has always been more than just about staying warm—it’s about flexing personal style, repping your ...

Let’s take a vote. For everyone who believes that the 1990s were the best years for rap music, raise your hand. Okay, that’s one… two… three… all of you ...

Cleetis Mack, a member of the iconic 1990s rap ground Digital Underground, has died. A rep for Mack told TMZ that the rapper ...

Cleetis Mack, a member of the iconic 1990s rap ground Digital Underground, has died. A rep for Mack told TMZ that the rapper ...

Research reveals trend: UC Berkeley analysis of 5,000+ Billboard hits shows narrativity in pop lyrics has risen sharply since the 1990s. Hip-hop leads change: Hip-hop scored highest for narrative ...

What came first, the chicken or the egg? I often ask myself similar questions but with words or rap music. Do I love words because of rap music or rap music because of the words? I’m 44 and no closer ...

“My dad was 51 years old when this happened to him,” Ramon said. “My dad was never in and out of the hospital … This is something you can’t prepare for.” Young Bleed, a Baton Rouge native, was born ...

In retrospect, rap in 1990s Russia was truly free. How so? Look around: the bright post-Soviet future of which Russians caught a glimpse during the 1990s has collapsed, replaced with something much ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Young Bleed, a popular rapper in the 1990s, has died of complications from a brain aneurysm, just days ...