As hip-hop begins to take prominence in musical academia, one assistant professor in the School of Music, Jason Rawls, is determined to immerse students in the popular music form. Currently teaching ...

August 11 is National Hip-Hop Celebration Day! The celebration was made official by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last July, following the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. In a speech on the Senate ...

Hip-hop arose in communities of color in the 1970s amid political abandonment and economic devastation. Today, hip-hop is practiced in nearly every corner of the globe and is one of the most important ...

Hip-hop‘s journey from underground movement to global cultural force spans five decades of evolution, during which lyrical content has both reflected and influenced societal changes. Industry experts ...

A service-learning course shows hip hop songwriting can help kids with vocabulary – as well as trying to make sense of the world Ask Deja Simms, a sixth-grade English Language Arts teacher at Durham’s ...

With a passion for hip-hop and legal studies, Todd J. Clark, Esq., dean of Widener University Delaware Law School, established himself as a leading authority in this field. His extensive research and ...

It was only in 2018 when hip-hop surpassed rock 'n' roll to become the most popular music genre in the U.S., but its glory was short-lived. In 2023—the year when hip-hop celebrated its 50th birthday— ...

In Deep Ellum, the streets are always buzzing with crowds. Walking down Elm Street, rock music pours out from the Three Links garage. Fans are waiting in line at Trees waiting for the next punk show.

Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...

Politicians once abhorred rap stars. Now they're embracing them. Feb. 14, 2013 -- In the 1990s Washington was polarized on many of the same issues as today: taxes, the economy, gun control. But there ...

Hip-hop started with Nuyorican Benjy Melendez and his band of Ghetto Brothers. Dec. 18, 2012— -- It happened a little over 41 years ago, in the middle of a South Bronx park—a moment that would ...