If you were around in the 1990s, you’ve probably heard of Kris Kross, the pint-sized rap group that had everyone wearing their clothes backwards and moving to their mega hit “Jump.” With the help of ...

Rap group Kris Kross ( aka Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly and Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith) appears in a portrait taken on February 24, ...

The Roots Released Their Sophomore Album 'Do You Want More?!!!??!' 29 Years Ago The Roots 'Do You Want More?!!!??!' 29 Yrs ...

Philadelphia is known for its rich cultural history and blue-collar resilience, and the Hip Hop scene embodies that same grit ...

DJ Quik Dropped Debut Album 'Quik Is The Name' 33 Years Ago DJ Quik Dropped Debut 'Quik Is The Name' 33 Years Ago ...

Lil Baby is kicking off the new year on top, as his monumental new album WHAM has debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 albums ...

Pete Rock sampled the classic hip-hop track for a song on his and Common’s joint album, ‘The Auditorium Vol. 1.’ ...

If you were born in 1985, you are going to turn 40 years old this year. That’s a fun thought. For many of us, though, it was ...

When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...

Review: Two iconic tracks, each remixed with finesse by the DNA crew. On Side-1, 'Got Til It's Gone' receives a fresh edit that enhances its laid-back groove and lush, genre-blending aesthetic. The ...

The late 1980s offered a burgeoning hip-hop scene, the bombast of hair metal, and heavily produced R&B. Old-fashioned pop songwriting was largely pushed to the margins in favor of these in-your-face ...