Wot no hip-hop?: The Billboard Top 30 is rap free – for the first time in 35 years

The current US Top 30 has no songs that could be officially described as rap or hip-hop – for the first time since 1990. That ...
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Hip-Hop’s Journey: From Underground Movement to Global Cultural Phenomenon

A Movement Begins Hip-hop history traces back to the early 1970s disco and house party scene in New York City. Block parties in the Bronx became spaces where DJs experimented with music by isolating ...

Chart Metrics vs. Cultural Mettle: Deconstructing the Narrative of Hip-Hop's "Fall"

The exit of “luther” reignites the contentious debate of rap’s commercial decline in 2025. While this theory is supported by ...

This rap group put ‘Strong Island’ on the hip-hop map, broke through NYC barrier

They’re still number one in the 631. Rap pioneers JVC Force put the suburbs on the hip-hop map with the iconic anthem “Strong ...

Nashville artists like Graham Barham look to bridge country, hip-hop culture. Here's how

Singer-songwriter Graham Barham discusses how Nashville's pop-aimed country interests are bridging country music, hip-hop culture.

In the Heart of Burgundy, a Summit Pairing Wine and Hip-Hop

The 900-year-old Château du Clos de Vougeot in the heart of Burgundy is generally a courtly sort of place, the kind that puts ...