The 1997 Grammys honored many big names. These are three rap Grammy Award-winners from 1997 we still know by heart.

The record pairs swagger talk with a message about belief, freedom, and showing kids what’s possible. Check out CMRNPRKR's ...

They're all highly respected in the world of old-school rap. And they all hit the Top 40 just once in their careers.

Hip Hop’s influence has stretched far beyond American borders for quite some time, but when it collided with Asian pop music, something truly global began to take shape. While K-pop and J-pop have ...

‘Chinatown’s Favorite’ is Khantrast’s first full-length album. The Brooklyn rapper will perform at San Francisco’s Brick and Mortar Music Hall on April 26. (Courtesy of New 11) But when a young ...

A Chinese-American rap star, Jin Au-Yeung, 22, became the first Asian to sign with a leading hip-hop label, Ruff Ryders, in 2002 and released his debut album, “The Rest Is History,” last fall. He ...

Lamar’s diss tracks extend the long-running view that Drake, a Jewish and Black Canadian, isn’t Black enough, writes the author a new book on Jewish performers and race. (JTA) — Breathless headlines ...

The story of hip-hop’s beginnings has been highly contested, but it begins in the Bronx on Aug. 11, 1973. DJ Kool Herc’s sister, Cindy, is hosting a back-to-school party in their apartment complex, ...

“I’m not here looking for followers, I’m looking for new leaders,” conscious rapper Talib Kweli proclaimed in a freestyle as a capacity crowd crammed into Fubar, 3108 Locust St. in St. Louis, on the ...

In continuation of New York City's celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the American Museum of Natural History is showcasing iconic jewelry pieces from five decades of hip-hop with 'Ice ...