As hip-hop celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, headlines swirled around its potentially diminishing force as a commercial juggernaut: The first half of the year didn’t see a rap song or album ...

Journalist and cultural critic Candace McDuffie is the author of “50 Rappers Who Changed the World,” a book that encompasses hip-hop’s earliest pioneers, current hitmakers, and most influential and ...

This is a collaborative playlist. Email us at [email protected] and tell us what songs we missed and why. Hip-hop has permeated nearly every facet of popular culture since its inception 50 years ...

“Rapper’s Delight” will always be considered the song that introduced hip-hop to the masses. The Sugarhill Gang classic with its tongue-twisting opening – “I said a-hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to ...

If a rap single hasn’t gone number one on the Billboard Hot 100, does that mean the genre is in decline? “I think that now the genre is as interesting as ever because of how quickly it's mutating,” ...

The rise of streaming platforms welcomed a much-needed change to how people shared and discovered music. You could finally say goodbye to your friend’s mid-music recommendations or other users’ ...

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“Syracuse Playlist” is a monthly feature on syracuse.com highlighting music from local artists. If you’re a Syracuse-area musician, email [email protected] to share your music, including your ...

While plenty of energy was spent this year debating whether or not rap was still at the forefront of pop culture as it reached its fiftieth anniversary, there was no shortage of exciting new music to ...