Mainstream representations of hip-hoppers as the biggest consumers contradicts the precarious nature of the artist's income from the record company.

I've been listening to rap music for so long; I can remember when the very "first" rap song came out.

Author/journalist Hannibal Tabu spends a night in Hollywood with Rahzel the Godfather of Noize on the eve of his debut album's release, talking about celebrity gossip and the mechanics of hip hop.

Is urban wear on its way out?

A summary of Trinity Church Morisianna's innovative outreach program to use Hiip-Hop in a liturgical setting.

Every celeb wants a fashion line - because they know that we want to look just like them.

Music critics said rap music wouldn't last. Record companies said it was too harsh and black-oriented. In twenty years, rap music has grown from its street beginnings in Harlem and the South Bronx.

The messages sent through music are constantly changing to reflect the social and cultural values of the times. Black musical expression needs to be mindful of the social dynamics within which it operates and the strong influence it has on our youth.

In the late '60s in the Bronx DJs were digging for the musical foundations of hip-hop.

I thought I had heard everything about the politics of hip-hop. That was until I heard from Davey D. He spoke on many different facets of the impact the hip-hop world has on our culture - and how it is a culture all in itself.

Sage Francis says he is "different, in a different way." Standing outside the stereotypical rappers, Francis, 27, raps about vegetarianism and relationships, war and politics.

With the release of the track "Go," featuring John Mayer, buzz surrounds highly anticipated release of Common's latest album titled Be.

If the back bone of Hip-Hop is the DJ, then some may say that the back bone of keeping this culture alive belongs to them as well.

Justin Strout talks with rapper The Game about his influences, his rise to fame, and that infamous night that changed his life. Article also examines how The Game fits Joseph Campbell's mold of an Orphan Hero.

Back on the wrong side of the tracks, Obie Trice has been penning his rhyme and recording it with a little help from Slim Shady, aka Eminem.

I don't know about anyone else but to me modern day hip hop is garbage!