From a few bold innovators comes an explosion of new sounds, each branching into subgenres that push the parent genre into uncharted territory.Shoegaze took off with My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs certainly do. While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lil Keke performs on stage during the One Time For The Benefit concert by the Ready Foundation, Inc and Je'Caryous Johnson at NRG ...

In 1979 the rap group Sugarhill Gang was formed, and in that same year, they became one of the most talked about groups in the genre of hip-hop. Their hit song “Rapper’s Delight” was released that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beastie Boys’ Licensed to Ill was the first rap album to top the Billboard 200, reaching No. 1 on March 7, 1987. No rap albums ...

Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs certainly do. While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre’s most popular ...

Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs certainly do. While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre's most popular ...

While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre's most popular artists to recall their first memory of hearing rap and how the moment resonated with ...