Asika agrees that without the African blueprint, aspects of rap in hip-hop culture would cease to exist. “The music that the Black Americans have generated is music coming from their original source ...

Accra is gearing up for a major moment in global music this December as Ghana’s capital hosts the first-ever Talking Drums Festival, a two-day hip-hop celebration expected to attract tens of thousands ...

Hip Hop, a genre rooted in storytelling and social commentary, often brings historical events to the forefront of its narratives. While many songs highlight well-known moments, some delve into those ...

The star-studded lineup included DJ Speedsta, Shamiso, Kid X, Zingah, DreamTeam, Maggz and Ma-E, who all brought their A-game ...

Ghana’s vibrant capital, Accra, once again sets the stage for a historic global music moment this December 2025, as the ...

T he explosion of Afrobeats has been one of the biggest stories in the music industry over the past five years, with acts like Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and Tems becoming global superstars. As ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Sugarhill Gang, the legendary hip-hop group that pioneered American rap with their 1979 hit song “Rapper’s Delight,” will perform in downtown Grand Rapids this weekend as part ...

Her university’s vast collection of albums, scholarly essays and other ephemera helped establish rap as a course of serious study on a par with classical music.

A new musical blending contemporary hip-hop music and Catholic liturgy debuted Feb. 14-16 at the Lyke House, a Catholic Newman Center serving historically Black colleges in Atlanta. The "Hip-Hop Mass" ...

Jam out this season to highlife, Afrobeats, jazz, a cappella, R & B, rap, dance, and hip-hop artists from Nigeria, South Africa, and more. Having listened to hours of African Christmas music, I can ...

(CNN) — Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so many, at ...