Here are 25 songs that have set records in the Oscars' best original song category since it was introduced in 1935.

Decades after asserting rap dominance, 50 Cent and T.I. are at the center of the first blockbuster feud in hip-hop in 2026.

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — What started as a one-time favor for a teacher has become a life-changing mission spanning 15 years and touching half a million young lives. Devine Carama was once known ...

In this heartfelt open letter, Shad Reed thanks Adam Sandler for seamlessly weaving rap culture into his films, from —The Pharcyde to Beanie Sigel to Method Man. And more. While Merriem-Webster ...

Thrilled to celebrate another year in music, the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards will kick off on September 7th, at the UBS Arena in New York. Promoting some of the biggest names in the industry, Lady ...

Today marks the birthday of one of hip hop’s pioneering wordsmiths, Kool Moe Dee. Born Mohandas Dewese in New York City, the Harlem native rose to fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a member of ...

Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...

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Hip-Hop Legend Celebrates 56th Birthday in Unexpectedly Groovy Way originally appeared on Parade. Happy Birthday, RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan! The man born Robert Fitzgerald Diggs turned 56 on July 5, and ...

Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway was primed to ignite with hip-hop history on July 4, 2025. After all, the legendary LL Cool J was slated to headline the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert ...

LL Cool J has teamed with NFL legend Peyton Manning to executive produce the new series Hip Hop Was Born Here, which is set to premiere on Paramount+ on July 22. The first trailer shows LL traveling ...