In celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary this year, listen to the biggest chart-topping songs in a new playlist powered by McDonald's. The Billboard Hot 100 chart has become the music industry ...

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

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 ...

Peace to the HHW Nation! We’re back with a new update to our CRT FRSH (Certified Fresh) playlist and we’re aiming to get back to the consistency you all expect. Part of our duty as a publication and ...

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and ...

Sly Stone, a legendary musician who helped propel funk to its elevated heights in the realm of Black music, has died. Hip-Hop artists of various eras have sampled Sly Stone’s work over the years, and ...

Hip-hop’s first quintessential cut for fathers was Boston MC Ed O.G. and the Bulldogs’ “Be A Father To Your Child.” Ed explains not only proper respect for mothers, but the why and how of the ...

Rapping along to your favorite songs is a workout in itself. Rapping while working out is a surefire way to be left breathless—but you may have no choice with this playlist of old-school classics and ...

When Eminem was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony Saturday night in Los Angeles, he rattled off a list of more than 100 artists from hip-hop's golden age whom he credited with ...

For the last week of Hispanic Heritage Month, music journalist Sandra Treviño points to Latine artists who are weaving traditional music into their takes on the uniquely American genre. Chicago ...

Songs by Megan Thee Stallion, Saweetie, Doja Cat, Cardi B, and Erica Banks were popular on the platform. This week also saw Spotify reveal the top-streamed female Hip Hop artists from the Sweden-based ...