Let's talk about the greatest old school rap songs to ever be recorded. When it comes to the roots of rap music, there's plenty to celebrate.

While hip-hop is continuously in a state of innovation, early on its ear for music was attached to the sounds its earliest listeners enjoyed partying to.

Producers such as RZA, DJ Premier and Q-Tip made their name by constantly making some of the best beats in hip-hop.

When one thinks of sensual music for that romantic get away, rap songs are usually the last thing that comes to mind. Throughout the years rap music has been labeled misogynistic and unfriendly ...

To celebrate hip-hop's 50th anniversary, rappers, producers, DJs and industry figures share 50 songs that helped define the culture.

Music is a universal love language When you distill Hip Hop to its basic components, you are essentially left with powerful and relentless rhythms and potent attitudes.

The Corniest Rap Songs (That We Secretly Love) It's OK to like some corny rap songs. Everyone has their favorites, and these are ours, from Skee-Lo to the Ying Yang Twins.

For nearly three decades, Grammy Award-winning producer and hip-hop icon Swizz Beatz has shared his love of music with the world.

UVA pop culture expert Jack Hamilton says that love songs are everywhere in pop music – they just sound a little different now.

By no means would this become a chart-topper in today’s rap landscape, particularly because this brand of non-expletive, unspecific lyricism is much more geared to earlier eras of hip-hop.