An analysis of playlist co-occurrence data has revealed hip-hop’s rich internal diversity, challenging its conventional single-genre label. By measuring boundary strength and internal differentiation, ...

There’s nobody better to speak with ahead of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary than the world-renowned Kid Capri. As Aug. 23 approaches — the fateful date that DJ Kool Herc first broke a beat at a ...

When J. Edson “House” Magaña moved to Phoenix in 1990 he was 17, alone and hoping for a fresh start away from the gang violence engulfing his Chicago neighborhood. He hated Phoenix at first. All he ...

They’re still number one in the 631. Rap pioneers JVC Force put the suburbs on the hip-hop map with the iconic anthem “Strong Island” in the late 1980s — and their funk-filled ode to Long Island has ...