Contrary to popular belief, rappers – and hip-hop fans at large – have always been nerds. Look no further for proof than Wu-Tang Clan, ostensible stalwarts of hardcore, no-frills, gun-grime-and-crime ...

According to Deadspin, the album was the brainchild of James Andrews and Hutson Miller. They wanted to pair some of basketball’s most prominent names with hip-hop heavyweights and see what happened.

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this feature. Every conversation with Bun B is like getting premier access to the hip-hop syllabus, which makes sense. In 2011, the UGK legend began co-teaching ...

The basketball player turned rapper can celebrate the success of his viral song, which has sold one million digital units.

Hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons is co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, the label that brought hip-hop crashing into the music world with the likes of Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys.

Former basketball player LiAngelo Ball is making a slam-dunk comeback among fans on social media after releasing a new catchy song. Using the moniker G3, Ball released the song "Tweaker" as an ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...