The genre of hip-hop was kicked off in the 1970s in the public parks in New York City. There, DJs would plug their setups into public light fixtures and supply the neighborhood with party music, ...

In the 1990s, music fans were treated to so much music. Diverse offerings from electronic bands, rap artists, rockers, grunge and alternative bands, bubblegum pop, jam bands, and much more. It was ...

BET announced a new documentary series done in collaboration with Mass Appeal focusing on their long-running show dedicated to Hip-Hop, "Welcome To Rap City". The three-episode series begins airing ...

Alvin Jones talks about the legacy of BET's Rap City and hip-hop's lasting influence on the world. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News: photos: Alvin Jones/Rhodman Enterprises) "Everybody thought hip-hop ...

The Atlanta rapper felt that getting into a beef was a “lose-lose” for the OVO superstar. “Rap City was a religion. The hosts were the disciples,” former Def Jam President Kevin Liles said in Welcome ...

What came first, the chicken or the egg? I often ask myself similar questions but with words or rap music. Do I love words because of rap music or rap music because of the words? I’m 44 and no closer ...

The world of Hip-Hop has lost a pioneer of TV in Hans “Prime” Dobson. Hans Dobson, known professionally as “Prime,” was an early host of BET’s “Rap City,” serving from 1989 to 1993. Sadly, the beloved ...

Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler This is Jonathan Mahler. I ...

As hip-hop celebrates its 50th birthday, Rap City, the series that arguably did the most to catapult regional rap legends to global superstars, is also getting its flowers with a forthcoming 3-part ...

Music industry veteran Kawan “KP” Prather, an Atlanta native, has a prediction on where the city’s hip-hop influence is headed: “I think it’s gonna be a minute before Atlanta creates the new thing.” ...