Sampling has been a cornerstone of hip-hop since its inception, with producers repurposing existing music to create entirely new sonic landscapes. A standout hip-hop sample is more than just a looped ...

Hip-hop and the world of art have always been intertwined. From the onset of the culture, the Zulu Nation established graffiti as one of the five pillars that helped to define the high-level concept ...

Beyoncé is seen as the role model, the quintessential example of a hip-hop generation woman of iconic proportion, but are we paying attention to the details? Beyoncé is an all-inclusive example of ...

Slang and fashion are two relatively well-known facets of our society that stem from hip-hop. Whether it’s a unique catchphrase or a physical, nonverbal greeting, hip-hop’s influence on how we ...

A lot of talents in the industry have recognized the appeal of David Bowie, including these rappers and hip-hop artists who sampled him.

A few weeks ago, Twitter went ham over an image posted by XXL referring to Nas as "Esco" -- an alias he commonly used throughout a good portion of the 1990s and early millennium. These days, it seems ...

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The line between satisfying a buying public and an artistic credibility are spiderweb thin. Should Hip-Hop artists have to “dumb it down” to get attention? Amazingly, statistics pretty much scream a ...

Lupe Fiasco’s sophomore album was a little darker than his first and even closer to perfection. This one song was it’s fatal flaw. Sure it’s a catchy little ditty but we couldn’t get jiggy with this.

ATLANTA (AP) — Rasheeda Frost’s decades-long relationship with hip-hop started in 1981. She was a curious, energetic kindergartener — eager to touch and explore anything put in front of her. Rasheeda ...

Beyoncé’s advantage that does not seem to be obvious based on the commercial appeal but the reality of family does not ever remove insights to establishing higher standards. Marriage was something ...