The journey of hip-hop music spans a remarkable and multifaceted history, captivating audiences for over five decades. Hip-hop started in the Bronx, NYC, in the early 1970s. It began when the city was ...

Hip-hop, which emerged from the streets of New York City in the late 1970s, has grown into a global cultural phenomenon. Its influence extends far beyond its own genre, permeating various musical ...

Hip-hop history traces back to the early 1970s disco and house party scene in New York City. Block parties in the Bronx became spaces where DJs experimented with music by isolating breakbeats to ...

Tune in to ABC News Studios' “Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections." For the past 50 years, hip-hop has solidified its position in the United States and on the international front as a ...

Primarily through direct sampling, hip-hop music provides a blatant tapestry of historical information that the listener can ...

To celebrate the golden anniversary of hip-hop, we rounded up 35 essential hits. These songs were hugely significant for the genre's growth and made an impact on the music industry. Our picks are ...

Her university’s vast collection of albums, scholarly essays and other ephemera helped establish rap as a course of serious study on a par with classical music.

For five decades, hip-hop has redefined the soundscape of American music and created a billion-dollar industry in its wake. Hip-hop as we know it has evolved way past its humble beginnings in the ...

Rap and hip-hop music originated in the early 1970s as a minimalist sound that was contradictory to the formulaic and heavily orchestrated music coming from dance clubs and house parties. Since its ...