XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Aug. 12, 2013: Kendrick Lamar had the rap game shook with his blistering verse on Big Sean's song "Control," which was released on this day in 2013 ...

North Carolina often isn't top of mind when thinking about the birth of hip-hop music and culture. However, historically Black colleges and universities like St. Augustine, Shaw and North Carolina ...

The title of “super producer” should not be taken lightly. For every era of Hip-Hop, there is a man behind the keys set the tone. Dr. Dre, Pete Rock, RZA, Swizz Beatz, Jermaine Dupri, Timbaland, The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kevin Lee, better known as Coach K, is cofounder of Quality Control, the multifaceted Atlanta-based label and music-and-sports ...

The title of “super producer” isn’t one that gets handed out loosely in Hip-Hop. Every era has had that one figure behind the boards shaping the sound of the culture; Dr. Dre, Pete Rock, RZA, Swizz ...