When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...

In honor of hip-hop turning 50, here is a short list of classic songs that help serve as the sound of New York.

In honor of hip-hop turning 50, here is a list of classic hip-hop songs representing the Northern California region.

Carey enjoyed experimenting as her career blossomed, and this collaboration with Bone Thugs ‘N Harmony was an unexpectedly strong hip hop song that played on the group’s hugely successful ...