Some young black activists complain that the media marginalizes the good things about hip-hop, choosing to focus on the often misogynistic lyrics, flashy and violent music videos and gangsta image of ...

DJ Kool Herc is one originator that has become almost synonymous with the creation of the culture, but Quadeer “M.C. Spice” Shakur of the Universal Zulu Nation released a statement announcing that Hip ...

On this day, June 28, in hip-hop history... 47 Hip-Hop-Inspired Jeopardy! Clues Featuring Your Favorite Rappers 47 Hip-Hop-Inspired Jeopardy! Clues Featuring Your Favorite Rappers Here Are 15 of the ...

The DJ and producer helped shape the genre's early sound and global influence through music and his rap group, Universal Zulu Nation Bambaataa was accused by multiple men of sexually abusing them when ...

Roc Nation has unveiled its highly anticipated mixtape release, Humble Soles, in honor of Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary this year. This innovative project showcases fresh tracks from emerging rappers and ...

(AllHipHop News) A number of influential Hip-Hop artists and activists will gather to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the Universal Zulu Nation, one of Hip-Hop’s oldest organizations dedicated to ...

A woman walks past a wall poster of Paralympic mascots in Tsukiji, Tokyo. (Damon Coulter / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images) Powered by RedCircle This week we speak to Leroy Moore, one of ...

Hip-hop did not become the worldwide phenomenon it is today by being unorganized. In order to bring together all the elements of hip-hop culture, Disc jockey Afrika Bambaataa founded the first hip-hop ...

“Yeah, it’s a ghetto, boo-yee. But we call it home (or at least we do until after the revolv-olution).” Although the exact size of the audience is not clear (the 27-year-old entrepreneur boasts “two ...

If you don’t know, you better ask someone. And if you don’t know hip-hop, you might want to ask Jeff Chang, to be exact. And that’s not just because, as one of the foremost hip-hop scholars in ...

Poet and activist Leroy Moore first put a spotlight on disabled hip hop artists in the early 2000s when he co-produced and co-hosted a three-part series on what he dubbed “Krip Hop” for KPFA’s Pushing ...