The Beastie Boys had the first-ever No. 1 album in the hip-hop genre.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Lil Wayne’s “The Days” featuring Bono debuts at No. 21 on the Hot ...

The Paid in Full Foundation will honor legendary rappers Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, Kool Rock Ski of The Fat Boys and Jalil Hutchins of WHODINI on Saturday (October 18). Four pioneering Hip-Hop artists ...

Kool G Rap, Grand Puba (Brand Nubian), George Clinton (Parliament), Kool Rock Ski (Fat Boys), and Jalil Hutchins (Whodini) were honored. A hip-hop took celebration place Oct. 18 at the third annual ...

The hip-hop world was rocked this week by the news that Oliver “Power” Grant, a founding member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan ...

And now we know what took the rap and hip-hop icon too soon. His family along with the Wu-Tang Clan issued a statement to ...

Born on this day in 1974 in the City of Brotherly Love, Dwight Grant, better known as Beanie Sigel or simply Beans, rose to ...

Since debuting in 1991 with a feature on Main Source's "Live at the Barbeque," Nas has been intent on amplifying New York hip-hop. His first full-length album, Illmatic, was an evolution in hip-hop ...

The music was pumping as hip-hop royalty packed Cipriani Wall Street. It was a gala to raise funds for the soon to open Hip Hop Museum in the South Bronx. “Hip-hop is the art form that moves the whole ...

Oblivious to the woman with a cellphone seated just a few seats behind them, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott temporarily put down their official duties Wednesday night and ...