Hip-hop history is coming home to Wilmington. This spring, hip-hop pioneer and Wilmington native Sharon Jackson, known as MC Sha-Rock — she's considered to be the first female rapper — will be honored ...

AUSTIN (KXAN)— Bryon Chambers was 16 years old when he snuck into a club where the first South by Southwest (SXSW) hip-hop showcase was happening 35 years ago. “That’s a funny story,” Chambers said ...

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De La Soul Dropped Their '3 Feet High And Rising' LP 35 Years Ago De La Soul '3 Feet High And Rising' 35 Years Ago ...

Fans of Christian rapper/hip-hopper Lecrae, who performed at Waco Hall earlier this month, probably caught the news Tuesday that he won several Dove Awards for his ...

As the music evolved, rap battles — competitions that take the form of verbal duels — emerged as an essential component of the culture. In the following decades, the first influential hip-hop and rap ...

ATLANTA — Atlanta rap legend Gucci Mane will perform at halftime of the Atlanta Hawks home opener later this month. The Hawks announced on Tuesday that the rap legend, whose real name is Radric Davis, ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Hip-hop artist Doechii, a Tampa native, won the Grammy Award for best rap album for “Alligator Bites Never Heal" on Sunday night. It was Doechii's first Grammy. The tears were immediate.

Introduction / P. Khalil Saucier -- Part One: African noise : mapping African hip-hop from the East, West, and South: Rappin' Griots : producing the local in Senegalese hip-hop / Catherine Appert ; ...