The Root spoke to Amy DuBois Barnett about her debut novel which explores the good and bad of hip-hop and journalism in the ...

Hip-hop has made its way into the academy and is increasingly becoming accepted as a legitimate field of inquiry, with many top universities around the country offering classes in hip-hop studies, ...

GRAMMY Award-winning multi-platinum hip-hop luminaries The Roots will return to the iconic Hollywood Bowl, with A Roots ...

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," ...

Hip Hop started out booming in basement parties in the Bronx back in the ‘70s and grew into resistance personified. And then, by 2017, Hip Hop/R&B reportedly became the most listened to genre in the U ...

Relive The Roots' explosive 2025 concert. Questlove, Black Thought, and the legendary band delivered a flawless set of hip-hop anthems.

Redman: Plus, I always admire it, too, like, “How the fuck do you remember all these rhymes, bro?” Your brain is crazy! I got to spend two months with the headphones on in the gym trying to go over ...