Hip-hop has been shaped by many influential figures, but few have had the lasting impact of Large Professor. Born William Paul Mitchell on March 21, 1972, the legendary rapper, producer, and DJ helped ...

“Yeah, we’re happy,” he said ... which entered the Top 20 on Billboard’s R&B/hip-hop chart. The Atlanta-based rapper’s 2010 solo album reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 with gritty songs “Hard in da ...

Get the full lyrics to "679" by Fetty Wap and see how this song blends catchy beats with a memorable chorus. See what made this track a hit.

An NYPD detective’s racy music video depicting her gyrating and twerking on a stripper pole has gone viral — and has raised a few eyebrows in the department. Detective Melissa Mercado was recorded ...

Veteran Statesman contributor, native Austinite and ofttimes hater, Ramon Ramirez weighs in on the best ways to experience the carnival of culture.

overcoming professional and personal challenges and chronicling many of them in song — which has earned Blige the moniker of Queen of R&B & Hip-Hop Soul, and made her a Rock and Roll Hall of ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Bob the Drag Queen about his new book, "Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert," in which Tubman returns to life and wants to use hip-hop to spread her message.

The Fe3O4 series borrows the name from the chemical compound of black iron oxide, which presents itself in nature as the ...

Oak Ridge, Louisiana’s Graham Barham is on the cusp of something big, and not everyone in Country music is happy about it.

She helped form The Sequence, the first all-female group on the hip-hop trailblazing imprint Sugar Hill ... At the time, she said she was just happy to be alive and making music. “I feel complete. I ...

The singer-songwriter created hits like “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” which reached No. 1 for 10 weeks on Billboard’s Adult R&B airplay chart, “Baby” with legendary soul singer Betty Wright, another ...

Angie Stone helped form The Sequence, the first all-female group on the hip-hop trailblazing imprint Sugar Hill Records.