There’s a scene that anyone who came up in hip-hop culture in the late 90s or early 2000s remembers clearly: walking into a record shop, a barbershop, or a street vendor’s spot and picking up a tape ...

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Mixtapes have long played an important role in hip-hop. Often viewed as an unfiltered, more authentic alternative to the traditional album release, the mixtape format as we now know it rose to ...

Mixtapes used to be a way that we cultivated a personal selection of music for our own enjoyment, or to give as gifts to ...

Last month, rap star Lil Wayne announced that his much-anticipated album, "Tha Carter IV" would be released Aug. 29. It was a long wait from the original anticipated date in May -- even longer for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s no blueprint for Cardi B. Born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar in the Bronx, she first grabbed attention with her candid humor ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I never want to be the guy who’s like, “hip-hop was better back in the ...