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 ...

On August 10, the Trap Music Museum officially celebrated its fifth anniversary by collaborating with Tiny Doors ATL for an event to highlight the intersection of music and culture. The event focused ...

This month marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop, which began in the Bronx, New York, in August 1973. You can celebrate with the “Masters of the Mic: Hip Hop 50 Tour” at Wolf Trap in Virginia on ...

Atlanta, Georgia – the vibrant birthplace of trap music, a genre known for its gritty beats and streetwise lyrics is now home to a groundbreaking musical fusion that’s taking the world by storm. “Trap ...

New Orleans native rapper McKinley "Mac" Phipps and his wife Angelique won an Emmy Award last week for their short film, "Rap Trap: Hip Hop on Trial." It won an Emmy for Outstanding Arts, Culture and ...

Yukmouth, producer Tone Capone, and singer Michael Marshall break down the making of the Bay Area Classic ‘I Got 5 On It (feat. Michael Marshall)’ Yukmouth (L) and Numskull of Luniz pose during KMEL ...

When producer Zaytoven first heard the lyrical testimonials of Atlanta hip-hop artists such as Outkast, Goodie Mob, Pastor Troy and Ghetto Mafia, he sensed a familiar spirituality in their secular ...

Battle rap is an art form and a sport, as well as an industry that has been slowly growing over the last decade. While there are proving grounds all over the country, New York is its epicenter. By Ben ...

Hip hop has never been just one sound — it’s a collection of styles that grew from the streets into global movements. From the simple rhymes of Old Skool Rap to the raw edge of Hardcore and Gangsta ...

It started in a smoky trap house in East Oakland, teens banging on a table, freestyling about scrounging up enough cash to buy a twenty sack. A chant: “I got five on it.” What happened next was part ...