Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and analysis to ...

Suppose there'd be no hip-hop-as-we-know-it without the formative and pioneering collective known as Native Tongues. Heads know this, new-schoolers will learn this. Nearly thirty years down the line ...

In August, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of our beloved hip-hop music, artists, and culture. The little genre that few believed would make it grew to become a global sensation, and we celebrated ...

The setting and story of the real-life three-man hip-hop sensation Kneecap in Northern Ireland’s West Belfast doesn’t court a lot of immediate comparisons — though bits of “8 Mile,” “Straight Outta ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. After being nominated three times, A Tribe Called Quest became ...