When Marc Andreessen was building the first Web browser, Mosaic, in 1993, he planned to include an annotation function. "It was a very simple implementation," says Andreessen. "I think that all I did ...

Like a soap opera, you skip an episode and lose track of the story. For the past month, two of the most successful hip-hop artists of recent times—Kendrick Lamar and Drake—have been embroiled in a ...

Rap music stands as a vibrant tapestry woven into the very fabric of the Black community, serving not just as an art form but as a resonant voice echoing its culture, struggles, and resilience. Yet, ...

Sub-genre got its start in early 2000s with Shannon Houchins%2C Cowboy Troy Newer artists Colt Ford%2C LACs have under-the-radar cult following Music executives%2C radio still struggling to market ...

Rap music is often viewed as the ode to gang violence. Ask Florida millionaires and they might tell you that rap music has no place in a gentrified society. Of course, Tupac, Lil Wayne, and even ...

Hey, young world. Here's a story about one measure of the distance hip-hop has traveled in its 50 years. Once upon a time, not long ago, to paraphrase a great rap storyteller, an 11-year-old in Queens ...

Gregory Qaiyum and Jeffrey Qaiyum, aka GQ and JQ, have been around for years now. I recall watching their breakout “add-rap-tation,” called “The Bomb-itty of Errors,” in 1999, which is before some ...

As one long-running hip-hop smash goes recurrent on the chart, the Hot 100's top 40 does not boast a single rap song, ending a streak that's lasted for over 35 years. By Andrew Unterberger With ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Future, Young Thug, Playboi Carti, Migos and Lil Uzi Vert. If you’ve heard those names over the past year, it’s because they’re at the forefront of rap’s hottest movement. Some call ...