Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alvin Jones talks about the legacy of BET's Rap City and hip-hop's lasting influence on the world. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 52-year-old rapper Common performs on Sept. 11, 2024, in Atlanta. Paras Griffin/Getty Images It’s always awkward telling people ...
In a candid conversation for the digital series “I Got Questions,” hip-hop luminaries Common and Pete Rock delved into the depths of their storied careers, offering fans a rare glimpse into the ...
The newest episode of the acclaimed I Got Questions series features the Juice Crew’s Big Daddy Kane and Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah reflecting on Hip-Hop culture and their careers. The streets ...
For much of hip-hop’s 50-year history, lots of attention has (rightly or wrongly) been lavished on three main regions: “The East Coast” (mostly consisting of New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia), ...
Every tenured rapper has a different formula for success or a strategy for longevity that's unique to themselves and their work ethic. With Tyga's career trajectory spanning more than a decade, he's ...
Author Raquel Cepeda once said, "The role of hip-hop journalists is to document hip-hop with integrity." Fifty years ago, that esteemed role did not yet exist, for the culture was too young and too ...
Viral stand-up comedian and Emmy-nominated writer Josh Johnson relates hip-hop to hilarity. Interview: Joey Echevarria Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on ...