Why Influence Media Is Expanding Beyond Catalogs and Investing In Hip-Hop’s Future
Influence Media's Rene McLean on music catalog investments and backing SLANG, a new label and publisher developing rising hip-hop artists.
Tennessee could be first U.S. state to have a hip-hop song as its state song. Here's how
Lawmakers look to make Grammy winning 90s R&B/hip-hop song Tennessee's newest state song. Here's what to know.
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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...
Irv Gotti, hip-hop mogul who co-founded Murder, Inc., dead at 54
Irv Gotti, the famed hip-hop music executive from New York City, has died at the age of 54. His three children shared a ...
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Des Moines-based rapper Klazik brings new life to old school hip-hop
In June 2024, T1 Entertainment dropped its “T1 All Stars” album, which featured Klazik along with Iowa-based hip-hop artists ...
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Review: Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance was always going to be ‘bigger than the music’
In lieu of a conventional halftime show, Lamar offered a statement honoring his culture while criticizing the state of ...
Hip-Hop Wins And Milestones At The 2025 Grammys
Rapsody is the third female rapper to win Best Melodic Rap Performance, following Lauryn Hill, who won the award in 1999 for ...
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NPR Hip-Hop
since the NFL isn't exactly an institution that's known for its support of Black lives. So on this episode, we're digging into the history of hip hop and how it's been co-opted.
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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
But it was only in 1989 that an award category for “best rap performance” started recognizing hip-hop’s contribution to U.S. music, and house had to wait another decade, with the ...