A rapper arrested 40 times before his 23rd birthday with five consecutive top-ten singles, a multi-genre chart-topping pop-country album and an entirely sold-out nationwide tour was nominated for five ...

Hip-hop isn't exactly rock 'n' roll, but the genre has become a dominant force in the museum that honors the music made famous by Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. Why it matters: Outkast and Salt-N-Pepa ...

February’s conclusion brings HotNewHipHop’s eagerly anticipated monthly collection of premier hip-hop releases, highlighting an exceptional period of musical innovation and artistic expression. This ...

Success stories like Jason DeFord’s — the artist better known as Jelly Roll — are one in a billion. “There was a time in my life where I truly thought…this was it,” he recently shared with CBS News ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Over the weekend, it was announced that Outkast, along with Chubby ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. After being nominated three times, A Tribe Called Quest became ...

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 ...

In a 2021 interview with Billboard, at the beginning of his ascent to stardom, Jelly Roll described his time growing up in Antioch, Tennessee. He fell in love with hip hop, he said, “not even just ...

At 39 years old, tattooed rapper-turned-country breakout star Jelly Roll continues to sell out shows, produce hit songs and earn country music accolades. Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, ...

The age of streaming music has given rappers the opportunity to reach audiences around the world—even to continents they've never even performed in. Spotify has grown to be one of hip-hop's most ...

Following is an alphabetical thumbnail roll call for Hip Pocket's key members since 1986, with bold-faced names indicating participation in this weekend's Castle Theatre reunion concert. For the ...