Hip-hop legend Roxanne Shanté, who pushed the art form forward as a teenage battle rapper in the 1980s, is set to become the ...

With 8 million album sales and 17 Grammys, Kendrick Lamar is headlining this year's Super Bowl halftime show. So who is he? Here's what to know.

Discover the allure of Too $hort’s Lincoln Town Car, a symbol of luxury and reliability in the late '80s and early '90s. With ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

DJ Pauly Guwop is bringing the power of hip-hop’s golden age into Charlotte’s present with his new digital publication, It’s ...

Serial entrepreneur and recording artist Victor D. Lombard, also known as DIVINE, announced this week the launch of a new ...

Hip-hop and house music, once overlooked by the Grammys, have become cultural powerhouses, influencing each other and shaping ...

For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned to the ...

Kendrick Lamar will be the featured performer at the Super Bowl 59 halftime show in New Orleans. Here is what to know about ...

Siouxsie & The Banshees’ ‘Peepshow’ was the group's ninth album, and signaled a creative rebirth from the famously innovative ...

In the Sundance film "Touch Me," two friends grow addicted to the heroin-esque touch of an alien and end up in a throuple ...

When it comes to raw, unapologetic Hip Hop, Memphis holds a unique place in the genre’s history. Known for its dark beats and ...