Hip Hop freestyles from the 1990s represent some of the genre's most electrifying and pivotal moments, often serving as launching pads for iconic careers. This piece explores standout performances ...

Musician and producer Adrian Younge is based in the rapidly-changing Northeast L.A. neighborhood of Highland Park. Younge and his wife operate The Artform Studio — a combination hair salon and record ...

Hip-hop might have been birthed in the ‘80s; however it wasn't until the ‘90s when the genre started to take off. It was an era of legends like Nas, the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, and more who earned ...

Ten years after his run helped define a generation’s summer, Fetty Wap returns with Zavier, a more reflective, evolved sound and a chance to tap back into something people have been wanting to feel ...

Who had the best rap album of the '90s? Ask your inner 11-year-old. Yesterday, Complex posted our list of the 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s. The process of deciding what made the cut and what did not ...

The incarcerated rapper says he’s been reading works by activists like Huey Newton and Elaine Brown. 20 hours ago In the case of these well-known female singers, some of their hip-hop features ...

Jazz and hip-hop share the same cultural lineage in the music culture. Jazz emerged out of many different types of black music such as slave songs, ragtime and the blues. And much like jazz, hip-hop - ...

The ’90s are making a comeback — with a little help from music idols Brandy and Eve. ABC’s “Queens,” premiering Tuesday, finds the two real-life ’90s performers playing former members of fictional all ...

It seems as though there has never been more attention, airplay or talent agents focused on Chicago hip-hop music than there is now. Once maligned for being the biggest urban center in the country ...