Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school’s “first” hip-hop ...

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Several of the most lauded hip-hop songs in music history have achieved diamond status—10 million sold or more—according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). For these ...

With songs like “Sucker MCs,” “It’s Like That,” “Hard Times” and “Rock Box,” the record was an accurate reflection of the ...

Hip hop has been an incredibly influential way of storytelling and social commentary through music, leading the genre to be the epicenter of the most influential musical artists in the history of hip ...

Greason and Fielder have partnered with the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art to spread the word about hip hop’s rich history. Volume Two comes out June 25 ...

American music extended its hand to Jamaica via the airwaves in the 1950s, she explained during her Black History Month lecture, “Wheels of Steel: A Circular History of Hip Hop” at the school ...

bringing new ears to Mtume’s sensual opus “Juicy Fruit,” a funk track which has underpinned over 100 songs, particularly in hip-hop. Mtume might also be the first funk group ever ensnared in ...

The U.S. premiere of U.K. hip-hop dance theater company, Boy Blue, brought energy, rhythm and artistry to Jazz at Lincoln ...