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HotNewHipHop closes February with top hip-hop releases, highlighting innovation, diversity, and the genre’s evolution.

Hitman Howie Tee, a pioneering hip-hop producer known for his work with Jamaican-American rappers Special Ed and Chubb Rock, ...

In 1995, the Detroit Free Press photographed the Hip Hop Shop, where local rappers cut their teeth before fame. Here are some never-before-seen shots.

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Mixing hip-hop and house music, lifting liberally from James Brown background singer Lyn Collins’ 1971 song “Think About It,” Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock’s 1988 smash was also an ode to ...

When it comes to power and shaping the culture, the divide in hip-hop media has never been more chaotic.