Rather than simply a genre, hip-hop is a culture – one chiefly expressed and disseminated through rap music. That notion of “keeping it real” – has been at its core. As ever with popular ...

Today, there’s a good argument to be made that hip-hop is the dominant genre in popular music. Its elements have shown up everywhere from pop to R&B to even modern country. Remove the ads from ...

Despite the genre's massive influence and global reach ... all of which laid the groundwork for what would eventually become rap music. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, these verbal ...

“I just want to make music, that’s all I want to do ... Below lies 13 artists that exemplified how Hip Hop artists can break genre barriers with success. By stepping outside of their presumed ...

Rapping is a style of vocal delivery that is key to rap and hip-hop music. A rapper, also known as an MC, must be able to rap in time with a steady beat. Rap focuses on rhythm as opposed to melody ...

On the surface, the often clean-imaged Korean music industry might not seem like the best fit for the often raunchy and explicit hip-hop genre. However, there’s more to both than meets the eye.

So, why is Nashville borrowing so heavily from hip-hop these days? It turns out the two genres share a long history, and in today's music landscape, country artists have strategic reasons to ...