The Tribe Called Quest emcee died from complications resulting from diabetes. — -- Hip-hop artist Malik Taylor, better known as Phife Dawg, has died from complications resulting from his diabetes ...

The glass ceiling in hip-hop remains to be broken. Back in the day, artists such as Queen Latifah and MC Lyte rocked the mike as hip-hop spread from the underground to the mainstream, and Denverite ...

For five decades, hip-hop has redefined the soundscape of American music and created a billion-dollar industry in its wake. Hip-hop as we know it has evolved way past its humble beginnings in the ...

Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey is a luxury volume that chronicles the genre’s history from its humble beginnings to its current role as a dominant force in global pop culture. At 420-pages long and ...

On this day in 1989, LL Cool J released his third studio album, Walking with a Panther, on Def Jam Recordings. The album was another commercial success for the Queens native, peaking at No. 1 on the ...

A Native American musician will blend history with hip-hop at UW-La Crosse. Supaman, a Native American hip-hop artist, hits the stage at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, in the Bluffs, Student Union, 521 East ...

Though critics and fans disagree on its exact start and end dates, many have labeled the period stretching from 1987 to 1996 the “Golden Age of Hip-Hop.” With heavy groundwork laid by Run DMC, the ...