From block parties to Billboard charts, hip hop has never been one thing. This guide breaks down the major styles from old school pioneers and G-Funk grooves to modern-day drill, trap, and grime. A ...

They're all highly respected in the world of old-school rap. And they all hit the Top 40 just once in their careers.

Judson L. Jeffries is Professor of African American and African studies at Ohio State University and a regular contributor to the Columbus Dispatch. For reasons unknown to me, my 14-year-old son is ...

Since the inception of hip-hop, rap duos have played a pivotal role in shaping the genre. These dynamic partnerships often stem from a blend of vocalists and producers, lifelong friends or even ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. “Imagine if a blue collar or middle-class sitcom dad … was cool enough to make rap music, that’s what I ...

Do Minnesotans love St. Louis rapper Nelly or do we just have a burgeoning fondness for nostalgic hip-hop? Whatever the case, a sell-out crowd of 14,018 showed up to the State Fair grandstand on ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. If you ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up As musicians sat in position waiting for their cue, a massive ...

The Hip Hop Chip Shop, a central hub for Manchester, England's hip-hop community, seen here on March 11, 2025. (James Francis Whitehead/Courthouse News) MANCHESTER, England (CN) — When local rapper ...

DJ Polo was a part of the famed New York City hip-hop collective The Juice Crew. DJ Polo, the DJ for the hip-hop group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, has died. The sad announcement was made by DJ Polo’s ...

Hip-hop is in a complicated place right now. It’s not the dominant force it once was, but it remains the engine of popular music, with flashier, more global genres borrowing its strategies, sounds, ...