Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the '80s, hip-hop hit the mainstream, and it's stayed there in the decades since. When hip-hop emerged, it had an urgency and ...

It’s no secret that the world of rap music has endured more than its fair share of tragedy over the years. Like the psychedelic rockers in the late 60s or the grunge stars in the mid-90s, rap has lost ...

J. Cole’s latest album, ‘The Fall-Off,’ is sprawling, skillful, and doing a little too much. While some artists fell exclusively on either end of the spectrum, there’s no denying how they influenced ...