Hip-Hop pioneer Gene “Groove” Allen, known for his music with Groove B. Chill and his role in House Party, has passed away, leaving a lasting imprint on both industries. Gene “Groove” Allen a key ...

The Hip-Hop world lost a true pioneer when Gene “Groove” Allen passed away in February 2025. As a key member of Groove B. Chill, Allen helped bridge the gap between Hip-Hop’s golden era and mainstream ...

On this day in 1989, New Jersey lyricist Chill Rob G released his debut album Ride the Rhythm through Wild Pitch Records, a label known for cultivating some of the most respected underground acts in ...

Instrumental music, once relegated to being a background sound for certain activities, has evolved to become a key element of ...

If you don't know by now, you haven't been paying attention. Or you haven't been listening to Bayville's Chill Smith. The hip-hop rhyming and producing dynamo resurfaced his 2019 track “Reverse Racism ...

Hip-hop music, a dynamic and influential genre that originated in the streets of the Bronx, New York City, has transformed into a worldwide cultural phenomenon. It has become a powerful voice for ...

HIP HOP AND PEABODY HIP HOP AND PEABODY. TRUST ME, ACTUALLY TRUST HIM. BALTIMORE HIP HOP ROYALTY PROFESSOR WENDELL PATRICK, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I NOT ONLY HAVE BELIEVED IN, YOU KNOW, SINCE I WAS A ...

When was hip hop born? Its widely accepted birth date is 11 August 1973, when a now legendary party was thrown in a community room at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, a tower block in the Bronx, New York. It was ...

It was only in 2018 when hip-hop surpassed rock 'n' roll to become the most popular music genre in the U.S., but its glory was short-lived. In 2023—the year when hip-hop celebrated its 50th birthday— ...

The impact of music extends far beyond the play and pause buttons. Formed in the 1970s as an underground movement, hip-hop has expanded into various art forms and musical subgenres – with rap ...