MC Lyte, often regarded as the first female rapper to gain widespread recognition, released her debut album Lyte as a Rock in 1988, becoming the first woman to achieve this milestone. Roxanne Shante, ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Lola Brooke, Lil Baby, and Quavo. While it’s not the busiest week, there’s plenty to get into for fans of pretty much every kind ...

From Ye calling out George Bush after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina to the breakthrough of having Barack Obama brush the imaginary dirt off his shoulder, hip-hop has long had a complicated ...

On Thursday, ENSTARZ attended the New York City premiere of 'Hip-Hop And The White House.' The street-conscious production, drawn together by an award-winning team of artists and storytellers ...

The Anthology captures the evolution of hip-hop from its earliest days in the late 70s up to contemporary artists of today ... and Culture Pair of white and black Run-D.M.C. Superstar 80s sneakers ...

Every hip-hop fan knows the images: The Notorious B.I.G. rocking the "King of New York" crown, Tupac Shakur with the double-finger salute, Jay-Z peeking through his hands as he throws his diamond up.

Hip-hop might have been birthed in the ‘80s; however it wasn't until the ‘90s when the genre started to take off. It was an era of legends like Nas, the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, and more who ...

With Mr. Ford, he added, “his productions helped bridge the gap between Hip Hop and mainstream audiences in the late ’70s and early ’80s.” James Biggs Moore III was born on Nov. 4 ...