Fred Brathwaite—better known as Fab 5 Freddy—contains multitudes. Born and raised in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, he grew up in a house steeped in books, music, and radical Black consciousness. Skipping school ...

View post: DNA Evidence Confirms Another Victim Of Serial Killer Ted Bundy In 1974 Cold Case Licensed To Ill was the first hip-hop album to reach No. 1 on charts. The album made hip-hop commercially ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On March 7, 1987, the Beastie Boys' record-breaking debut album Licensed To Ill became the first-ever hip-hop album to chart at No ...

The drama ramps up on the hit “Love & Hip Hop” reality series “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” in an all-new episode, airing Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. ET on MTV. Cord-cutters can watch live and on demand ...

Hip hop has been the soundtrack of my life. When I close my eyes, I can still feel the walk to elementary school—morning light low and pale, sneakers darkening with dew—and hear myself half-whispering ...

"Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta" cast members Scrappy, Karlie Redd, Yandy Smith, Kirk Frost Rasheeda Frost, Spice and Joc (Courtesy of MTV) MTV’s “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” has set a February premiere date ...

Nas gets an early look at developing Hip-Hop Museum in the South Bronx. Nas’s $1 million investment in the developing Hip-Hop Museum in the Bronx earned him an exclusive early look at the project. The ...

TNT Kids Fitness and Hip Hop and Hope will use their $250K awards to expand outreach and continue helping people overcome personal challenges. Hip Hop and Hope and TNT Kids Fitness each received ...

Newark Councilman and hip-hop icon Dupre “DoItAll” Kelly of Lords of the Underground has teamed up with educator and media producer Khairi Williams to co-author an inspiring new children’s book titled ...

The long-awaited Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx is expected to open its doors in about a year. To help raise $50 million for construction and programming, the museum will host its second gala Wednesday ...

Aug. 11 is hip-hop’s official birthday. On this day, 52 years ago, not only was a genre of music born, but a culture was birthed too. This culture would go on to create industries that made ...

EXCLUSIVE: Peyton Manning and LL Cool J have teamed on Hip Hop Was Born Here, a docuseries that explores the history of hip hop in New York City. Hosted by LL Cool J, the five-episode first season is ...