"For five decades, hip-hop has not only been a defining force in music, but a major influence on our culture,” Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement ahead of the tribute.

The Recording Academy is amassing a bevy of hip-hop heavyweights to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop on Nov. 8 at the 6,000-seat YouTube Theater in Inglewood, Calif. The live concert, “A ...

The 47-years old singer explained that hip hop genre of music is trending on the Nigerian music scene, thus, his reason for deciding to release a record from the genre. Pasuma completes full hip hop ...

The wait for new music from Death Grips will soon be over. The experimental hip-hop group revealed that they are working on their first new album in seven years. Known for fusing hip-hop with punk ...

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The Roots are as multi-layered as Hip-Hop band can get and for their next accolade, they have been recruited by Atlantic Records to take on the soundtrack for the Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast ...

The Recording Academy faced criticism for labeling the late Virgil Abloh as a “hip-hop fashion designer” during the ceremony’s “In Memoriam” segment on Sunday. Abloh, who founded his own fashion label ...

Callum Smith had given himself until 25 to see if he could make it in the music industry. On June 15, the day before he hit the milestone, he signed a contract with Empire, an independent label with a ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In its six decades of presenting the Grammys, the Recording Academy has never ...