Many of those fans, accustomed to overpromised and underdelivered pipe dreams, scanned a lineup that included new material ...

Hip-hop legend LL COOL J will headline a free concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia on New Year's Eve.

DJ legend Trevor Nelson will headline a huge old-school music party. The iconic DJ will bring his Soul Nation night to ...

Kigali Universe once again became the home of classics as an already popular Oldies Music Festival night took music lovers back through the golden decades of pop culture—the 70s, 80s, 90s, and early ...

We guarantee you’ve heard it all before. Black and yellow stripes adorning nightclub pillars, an era defined by illicit substances, boundary-pushing electronica, and the last bus stop for ...

A late 1980s, early ‘90s music group is making a comeback. Grammy-winning new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley announced that he is reforming the R&B group Guy, now known as Guy 2.0. As the name change ...

Hip-hop icons DJ Premier and Ransom have officially dropped their collaborative project The Reinvention, now available on all streaming platforms via TTT (To The Top). Led by the standout single ...

For the first time since February 1990 — over 35 years — the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 contained zero rap songs on the chart dated October 25, 2025 The removal of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “luther,” ...

The 1990s is often referred to as the golden age of hip-hop. During that era, rap music gained more attention from mainstream audiences, regional music such as East Coast vs. West Coast was prevalent, ...

The '80s introduced the mainstream to hip-hop. And continued the life of punk rock. And Prince. And Madonna and Whitney Houston. Disco died. And then there was the musical revolution introduced by MTV ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

Some songs don’t just get sung—they resurface across generations, proving the right melody can turn strangers into a chorus of instant connection. When I was a teenager, karaoke meant dragging out a ...