Funk icon George Clinton also received the inaugural Quincy Jones Award.

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The East Dallas rapper, who never wears a pair of his crisp white Nike Air Force 1s more than once, is Billboard ‘s Hip-Hop ...

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Beyond jam bands, Hulaween festival brings a well-rounded lineup of stellar acts to Live Oak, including iconic trio Digable ...

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As the music evolved, rap battles — competitions that take the form of verbal duels — emerged as an essential component of the culture. In the following decades, the first influential hip-hop and rap ...

St. Louis has a history as a musical culture shifter. Jazz, the blues, rock and roll are just a few of the genres where artists with roots in the region have had a pivotal role in shaping sound for ...

“Lit” dates back to the early 1900s, when it meant being drunk. These days, it’s used by rappers to describe something exciting. Rapper Nas used the term in his 1996 song “The Message,” in which he ...

Aug. 11 is hip-hop’s official birthday. On this day, 52 years ago, not only was a genre of music born, but a culture was birthed too. This culture would go on to create industries that made ...