On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the ...

Brother Marquis pushed boundaries with 2 Live Crew and helped establish Miami’s place in Hip-hop history. His controversial yet influential work changed the landscape of rap music. Saafir the ...

Lean more about the diverse history of hip-hop with Meaning in Music, a five-part video series from the Smithsonian Channel and MTV News, featuring experts from across the Smithsonian Institution. The ...

Detroit’s Eminem (Marshall Mathers) became a rap superstar in the 1990s and has been called the king of hip-hop for albums ... influential figure in the music’s history, developing the more ...

You’re not alone. Since the beef kicked off in late March, the two hip hop titans have dominated the internet, trading increasingly bitter diss tracks (containing increasingly serious allegations).

The emergence of a new music genre, hip hop, produced DJs who were significantly more skilled. These DJs – or turntablists, as they came to be known – were performers and musical artists in ...

DJ Quik Dropped Debut Album 'Quik Is The Name' 33 Years Ago DJ Quik Dropped Debut 'Quik Is The Name' 33 Years Ago ...

Questlove, the accomplished musician, filmmaker and author, most recently of “Hip-Hop Is History,” is no doubt aware that his ...

The harrowing experience, in which Mr. Thompson had to distill a half century of music—and egos—into 13 minutes, inspired “Hip-Hop Is History” (co-written with Ben Greenman). Mr. Thompson ...