To celebrate the golden anniversary of hip-hop, we rounded up 35 essential hits. These songs were hugely significant for the genre's growth and made an impact on the music industry. Our picks are ...

There was a time when the hip-hop industry was committed to the East Coast and West Coast’s longstanding war over sonic dominance. For most, the genre was always powered by two sounds: from the East, ...

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“Rapper’s Delight” will always be considered the song that introduced hip-hop to the masses. The Sugarhill Gang classic with its tongue-twisting opening – “I said a-hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to ...