With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from ...

Spread the love Hip-hop, as a genre and cultural force, has evolved dramatically since its inception in the 1970s. From its ...

Joe Thunder is a staple in the hip-hop scene, whether he's filming the hottest freestyle ciphers outside of shows or hosting his Lazy Sunday DVD series, which emphasizes the talents of the ...

Mary J. Blige's journey from Yonkers to global superstardom, her pioneering hip-hop soul sound, and her enduring legacy as a ...

Last June was the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop, and we can't think of an album that better reflects the culture's roots than Denver-based Ason Yugen's The Wolf & The Social Club. Each of the ...

Few rappers have attracted as much controversy and media attention as 50 Cent over the last two decades. From his ...

As a musician, Jahmar Anthony, who works under the name of DJ Jahmar, tries to honor his Jamaican roots while presenting ...

Women artists etched some of the most vaunted records ever on Billboard ’s charts over the first quarter of the 21st century, ...

Tupac Shakur was born in Harlem in 1971 to two members of the Black Panther Party. Taking the name MC New York when he first began rapping, Shakur spent a few of his formative years in Baltimore, and ...

Their lineup includes world-renowned drummer Thomas Pridgen, who casually put on one of the best performances I’ve ever ... You can hear it in the way producers and artists are constantly sampling and ...