Christmas and hip-hop have enjoyed plenty of overlap over the years as rappers have thrown on the Santa Claus suit and helped get fans in the holiday spirit. While some of the tradition's patina ...

As part of 6 Music’s Hip Hop Hooray, which is celebrating every aspect of the genre, Craig Charles shines a spotlight on hip hop's foundations: its samples. Thanks to passionate crate digging ...

With the loss of multi-talented instrumentalist Roy Ayers, who died on Wednesday at the age of 84, the hip-hop world is honoring one of its greatest inspirations and sample sources. Hip-hop ...