Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 52-year-old rapper Common performs on Sept. 11, 2024, in Atlanta. Paras Griffin/Getty Images It’s always awkward telling people ...

Bambaataa faced multiple allegations of child sexual abuse beginning in 2016.

The hip-hop community faced an unprecedented series of losses in 2024 that left fans and fellow artists devastated. These talented individuals shaped the culture in ways that will continue to ...

Introduction / Nelson George -- Players -- Rocking : gang culture and the beginnings of hip-hop -- Forefathers : B-boy and DJ culture in the Bronx -- MCs take the stage : the rise of MC crews -- ...

The rapper and producer helped script hip-hop and electronic music's blueprint with songs like "Planet Rock" and "Looking for ...

Afrika Bambaataa, a pioneer in hip-hop and electronic music in the 1970s and '80s, has died. Later in life, he was accused by ...

NEW YORK – Bob Power, a famous music producer and record engineer, has died. He was 74 years old. Power played a big role in making some of the most loved hip-hop and R&B albums ever recorded. His ...

Hip-hop's origins are often summed up with the phrase “making something out of nothing,” though it may be more accurate to say hip-hop was makeshift out of necessity. In the socioeconomic context of ...