Hip-hop has always been music’s mirror to the social and political climate in a reflection that crosses global boundaries, and a new generation of artists has rewritten the definition of rap to make ...

Marley Marl will receive the I Am Hip Hop Award. Swizz Beatz and Timbaland will receive the Rock the Bells Cultural Influence Award. Cardi B and 21 Savage lead the nominations with 12 each. Drake has ...

In a recent episode of *Hard Knock Radio*, host Davey D sat down with legendary West Coast hip-hop artist Volume 10 for an in-depth conversation about his career, his groundbreaking contributions to ...

While it’s not uncommon for rappers to receive coveted platinum plaques, getting that diamond certification is a different ball game. The badge of honor is reserved for those who have sold more than ...

Rapper Roxanne Shanté has a theory about why women in hip-hop now wield not only massive popularity, but respect. “(The music industry) is able to see that female rappers are worth money. They are ...

Just in case there is any confusion in the matter, Terence Scott -- better known on the hip-hop scene as Cool Nutz -- is the man calling the shots when it comes to POH-Hop. As he proved five years ago ...

Hops in major beer-producing European countries like Germany, Czech Republic and Slovenia are ripening earlier and producing less since 1994, scientists found. And, perhaps most alarmingly for the IPA ...