This year's pasting marks the 48th birthday of the genre.
When it comes to “cancel culture” many folks would consider Iggy Azalea one of the first official inductees. Iggy had a pretty decent shot at joining the exclusive and highly selective club of female rappers fans are hesitant to accept new members into after topping the charts with her single “Fancy” in 2014. She seemed […]
Every year the public is graced with several repetitive lists of some of the top money making men in hip-hop culture. We’ve learned not to flinch as we learn the huge sums reaped by repeat high-earners such as Jay-Z, Diddy, Kanye West and others. These “cash kings” (as they are called by Forbes) tip the […]
(MercuryNews.com) — A group of teenagers armed with little more than an attitude and some turntables created a rebellion 30 years ago in the Bronx. The fire spread across the globe, from Beirut to Beijing, where youths use hip-hop to rap about being denied freedom, power, a voice. Back at home, the lingua franca of […]