Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs certainly do. While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre's most popular ...

Even before they released their debut single in 1983, one of Boston’s first hip-hop groups suspected they might have some trouble getting noticed. They were, after all, living in the shadow of New ...

Sampling’s community roots: Hip-hop’s early sound was shaped by DJs pulling from records beloved in their neighborhoods, blending crowd favorites with deep cuts to move the party. Voices before rap: ...

In 2024, rap music and hip-hop culture are almost inextricable from the commercial record industry. Created and incubated by people on the socioeconomic margins and firmly outside of the mainstream, ...

To hear Lovebug Starski tell it, he was there when the phrase “hip-hop” was coined, trading the two words back and forth while improvising lines with Cowboy of the Furious Five at a farewell party for ...

Dion “Devious” Norman grew up in Hollygrove as hip-hop started to take hold of New Orleans, giving him a front-row seat to early groups like the Ninja Crew and dance crews like the Hollygrove Creepers ...

While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre's most popular artists to recall their first memory of hearing rap and how the moment resonated with ...