These rock songs still influence how songwriters pen their tunes today. Even if your niche isn't rock, you could learn something from these jams.

Last month, she became the first Japanese woman and first DJ of Asian descent selected as the official DJ for the 2026 NBA ...

Thirty five years later, Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto still resonates as both a time capsule of early nineties Hip Hop and a ...

Lady London hit the ground running. She’d touched down in DC at 2 p.m. that afternoon, and by the time we sat down at The Park at 14th to chat (just ahead of Howard’s homecoming weekend), she was ...

Rapper Chuck D, of Public Enemy fame, is one of several who agree that basketball greats and hip-hop excellence share a similar foundation.

Rapper Chuck D, of Public Enemy fame, is one of several who agree that basketball greats and hip-hop excellence share a similar foundation.

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

Rap started to make its impact on the world of mainstream pop music in the late 80s. Little by little, bands and acts that had already become stars in the hip hop arena began to work their way higher ...

Today (January 16), the late, beautiful singer Aaliyah Haughton would have turned 47. Although “Baby Girl’s” untimely death was during the peak of her music and acting career, the songstress left an ...