There is something almost mythological about the one-hit wonder. One song. One moment. A million radios playing it at once. Then, silence. It's one of music's most fascinating and slightly ...

The Universal Zulu Nation founder is credited with being one of the originators of hip hop, but his legacy was ...

Afrika Bambaataa, the pioneering rapper and record producer behind hit tracks like “Planet Rock” who founded the Zulu Nation ...

*Afrika Bambaataa, one of the true founding fathers of hip-hop culture, has died at age 67. He passed away early Thursday ...

Hip hop has been the soundtrack of my life. When I close my eyes, I can still feel the walk to elementary school—morning light low and pale, sneakers darkening with dew—and hear myself half-whispering ...

Longtime Rock & Roll Hall of Fame critic Gene Simmons — who was inducted as a member of Kiss back in 2014 — has once again blasted the organization for honoring hip-hop acts. “It’s not my music,” he ...

James McAvoy's directorial debut, California Schemin', premiered in London on Wednesday (April 8). The film recounts the ...

Christian hip-hop music, offering uplifting, inspiring content, is hot. In an era of social media anxiety, young people are looking for hope and finding it in Christian hip-hop. Holy Culture Radio, a ...

The KISS frontman slammed the institution for including rap and hip-hop artists: "I don't come from the ghetto, it doesn't speak my language." By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Gene Simmons says ...

Donald Fountain, a multi-skilled photojournalist for CBS News Atlanta, is known for his captivating work behind the camera, capturing the best of Atlanta. An Atlanta musical group is quickly getting ...

Gene Simmons is under fire after doubling down on his stance that hip-hop does not belong in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Kiss bassist, 76, shared his long-standing view on a recent episode of ...