When Fenix Flexin and Tyga worked together in a studio this summer, Tyga realized they had independently landed on a similar Eighties sound. By then, Fenix, the Los Angeles rapper and Shoreline Mafia ...

Rap and hip-hop music originated in the early 1970s as a minimalist sound that was contradictory to the formulaic and heavily orchestrated music coming from dance clubs and house parties. Since its ...

‘Great things are born from adversity.’ This popular saying holds true for every creation, innovation, and discovery. One such innovation was hip-hop culture. Whether in music, dance, skateboarding, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Platinum albums and gold singles. Several acts at the 2026 RiverBeat Music Festival arrived with those achievements. But only one ...

Cardi B has become one of hip-hop’s most recognizable and influential figures, known for her sharp lyrical style, unapologetic personality, and chart-topping hits like Bodak Yellow and I Like It, ...

Thanks to great new singles from Beyoncé and Drake, it’s become the summer of hip hop with house beats. Larger-than-life figures like those two have the power to dominate the conversation and steer ...

Have you ever been totally faded in the club? Not falling over, falling asleep drunk – glassy-eyed and slow-responsive, nodding along listlessly to the beat, more fatigued than fried. You can reach ...

Pitchfork writer Alphonse Pierre’s rap column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, Instagram freestyles, memes, weird tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. The first ...

"My life. Freedom of expression through lyrics, music, dance, art. Community. It means family," shares legendary emcee MC Lyte (neé Lana Michele Moorer) when asked what hip hop means to her during our ...

Global Cypher Day 2026 will unite hip-hop communities across five countries and three continents to promote climate awareness through street culture.