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 ...

Japan boasts the second-largest music market in the world, valued at more than $2 billion. Even in a booming industry crowded ...

Detroit’s Eminem (Marshall Mathers) became a rap superstar in the 1990s and has been called the king of hip-hop for albums such as Slim Shady New York hip-hoppers Public Enemy, formed in 1986 ...

The group known for hits like "Computer Love" and "More Bounce to the Ounce" continue to influence R&B and hip-hop music ...

Though not well-known today, Moore was instrumental in hip-hop’s early mainstream success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys. Hip-hop and house both have their origins in the 1970s and ...