While hip-hop and all of its creative expressions was born in New York City in the late 1970s, it was the 1980s when the music began to come into form. There was excitement and experimentation but ...

The Seattle hip-hop community lost one of its most influential early ambassadors last week: “Nasty” Nes Rodriguez died ...

Snoop Dogg’s smooth flow and laid-back persona made him the face of West Coast Hip Hop in the ’90s. Introduced to the world on Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, Snoop became an instant star with his ...