Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Los Angeles has always been more than just palm trees and Hollywood glitz — it’s the heartbeat of West Coast Hip Hop. The city’s ...

It’s official: This Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the genre we now know as hip-hop. According to its lore, hip-hop was birthed from an epic house party in the Bronx, dated Aug. 11, 1973. As ...

Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit is the latest addition to the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles to honor 50 years of Hip-Hop music and culture. The origins, innovations, sounds of hip-hop, fashion, ...

Hip-hop was born in the break — that moment when a song’s vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. At the hands of the DJs, that break moment became more: a composition in ...

'West Coast rap is integral to the story of Hip Hop,' Snoop said. An important hip-hop exhibition will open in Los Angeles on Jan. 12 that will feature one of the biggest hip-hop artists in the world.

SACRAMENTO — When Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) thinks about hip-hop’s influence, he remembers all the wrongdoings artists illuminated throughout history. Even as hip-hop turns 50, the music is ...

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers announced Tuesday that it would be presenting artist and producer Dr. Dre with its first-ever Hip-Hop Icon Award. The award honors "ASCAP ...

“The Hip Hop Nutcracker” has announced its 2024 tour to more than 25 U.S. cities this fall including stops in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Blow is host and MC of the ...