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Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels on Why ‘It’s Tricky’ Is ‘the Greatest Hip-Hop Song Ever’
SPIN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was 1982. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels had just graduated from high school, and his group Run-DMC with...
Hip-Hop pioneer MC fights to get recognition, royalties for his iconic lyrics
ABC News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhile history remembers many of hip-hop's artists who laid the bricks for the foundation of the...
The 20 Best Hip-Hop EPs of All Time
ONE37pm via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday, we'll be taking a look at the 20 best hip-hop EPs of all time. It's no secret that hip-hop has revolutionized the music world, and while there may...
15 Best Hip-Hop Mixtapes of All Time
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 9 months agoContinuing our Hip-Hop 50 celebration by taking a look at the best hip-hop mixtapes the genre has to offer. 15 Best Hip-Hop Mixtapes of All Time...
America Has Always Tried To Be Hip-Hop’s Overseer
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn the early 1980s, when hip-hop was cementing itself in the Black community, so was a devastating new drug and a police force that didn't know what to...
Introducing the 51 Best Hip Hop Producers Right Now
ONE37pm via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the ever-evolving world of hip hop, the spotlight often shines on rappers and their lyrical prowess, but behind the scenes, it's the masterful touch...
As hip-hop grows in China, its performers seek a voice that reflects their lived experiences
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIn 2018, the censors who oversee Chinese media issued a directive to the nation's entertainment...
Unearthing Seattle’s Forgotten Hip-Hop Heroes: The Elevators
SPIN via AOL· 7 months agoWorshipping big asses and playing heroin-metal in flannel might have scored intergalactic musical...
"They do this crazy thing – they write good songs! And it doesn’t sound dated!": My 80s Mixtape, by...
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 7 months ago. "In January 1980 I was eight years old. At the end of 1989 I was eighteen. So the theme for my...
Underground Rap Wouldn’t Be the Same Without Black Kray
Pitchfork via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoScreenshot of Black Kray in the music video for “Slayin,” directed by Bobby Astro. Image by Chris...
