Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. In our exclusive interview last month, while enjoying breakfast ...

Music artists MC Lyte, Saweetie, acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and host Leslie Segar, known as Big Lez, and Sierra Lever, Head of HipHop and R&B at Amazon Music, dropped gems on their respective ...

Wilmington will host MC Sha-Rock Day on May 17th to honor hip-hop pioneer and city native Sharon Jackson. Jackson, known as MC Sha-Rock, is considered the first female rapper and was an original ...

The Cincinnati Music Festival is celebrating hip-hop for the second year in a row. According to the event's Facebook page, the first night of the three-day July music festival will feature rap legends ...

Stanley Kirk Burrell, better known professionally as MC Hammer, earned most of his wealth as a prominent rapper during the late 80s and early 90s. Hammer released his breakthrough LP, Please Hammer, ...

Wilmington has plenty of celebrated and accomplished natives, from sports legends like Michael Jordan to such luminaries as late country star Charlie Daniels. Much less known is that first female ...

Scottsdale resident Marvin Young, better known as Young MC, routinely encounters surprised reactions when people learn about his career. Conversations quickly turn to his multifaceted roles as a ...

MC HotDog, a dominant figure in Asia’s hip-hop scene, recently clinched accolades at the 35th Golden Melody Awards, where he was named as Best Mandarin Male Singer and Best Lyricist. His earlier GMA ...

Rapper Young MC found a resurgence in his music career after joining the “I Love the 90’s” tour. Young MC moved to Scottsdale in 2006 and says the change of pace has helped his creativity. Although ...

In May 2024, a viral claim across social media platforms suggested that the Republic of Congo had produced a deaf rapper who cannot sing, rap or speak. The subject of this claim was MC Baba, an artist ...

Rumors of hip-hop’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. All hip-hop fans need to do is push past the Top 40 bubble and find the under-the- radar artists who are making the rap world so interesting.