A grown hip hop critic reflects on Jay Z’s music, business power, cultural influence, and why rap remains the root of his ...

James Brown was the root of so much musical mastery, and he held up the entirety of the hip-hop and rap music landscape as a ...

Sleepy Brown of the iconic Dungeon Family recalled how a Busta Rhymes studio visit inspired one of the best southern rap ...

In the late '70s, The Sugarhill Gang released a song that would redefine the music industry. "Rapper's Delight" was one of ...

The rapper and podcast host reflects on message boards, digital archiving and why the internet once invited listeners to dig ...

"We ... built something the world had never seen before - movements that changed music, hip-hop culture, and the business ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hip-hop is bigger than ever, as it’s the most-consumed genre of ...

While plenty of energy was spent this year debating whether or not rap was still at the forefront of pop culture as it reached its fiftieth anniversary, there was no shortage of exciting new music to ...

A recent tiff between underground rap promo pages has sparked an impassioned online debate about the definition of “gimmick rappers” over the past week. Most of it is boring and wrapped up in ...

Foster Sylvers created a soundtrack producers like Dr. Dre have spent decades digging into, starting with his 1973 hit "Misdemeanor." RIP.

In 1894, “The Little Lost Child” went “platinum” off sheet music sales in what might be considered the first successful music video marketing campaign. Innovations in aurafarming have taken things to ...