Rap and hip hop music has always been a powerful way to tell stories of culture through song – from the empowering lyrics of ‘Express Yourself’ by N.W.A to Public Enemy’s politically-charged ‘Fight ...

Uthando is a song by South African artists Soa Mattrix and Soulful G, featuring Shaun 101. The track draws on electronic, hip ...

Ralph McDaniels popularized the shout-out. His show Video Music Box debuted in 1983 on the New York television station WNYC-TV and airs to this day on WNYE-TV, making it the longest-running music ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys. At this year’s awards, taking place on Feb. 2, hip-hop and house ...