Rap fans often focus on the emergence of gangsta rap when discussing the history and legacy of west coast hip-hop, but digging beneath the surface will expose you to a whole world of artists not ...

The Funky 4 Plus 1 performed on SNL, the first hip-hop performance on national TV, on this day in rap history. February 14, 2014 ...

In case you weren't there, we give you a brief glimpse of Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones") talking about his mid-90s punk-funk-rap party band Whizzy. By Andy Cush The early ’90s were a pretty funky ...

For 30 years, Mr. Funky Fresh has helped guide Boston’s still-growing rap scene. When he was a teenager, the Roxbury hip-hopper born Rusty Pendleton was known by another handle: Rusti the Toejammer, a ...

Producer Dr. Dre is one of the most important and influential figures in rap music, known for popularizing the distinct West Coast rap sound, as author Ronin Ro explains in his new biography. If you ...

"For people older than me and people younger me, [the documentary] gives them a chance to know who we are as human beings,'' Griffin said. "A lot of people have the perception of hip-hop artists being ...