It's not just for street corners and music videos anymore. Hip-hop dance is infusing pop culture as never before - moving into fitness centers, dance studios and television shows, and attracting ...

Six women in their 50s gathered in a basement studio in Hongdae, Seoul’s youth-filled district, at 8 p.m. on a Tuesday. Some had just finished work. One left he ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song's vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. It was then that hip-hop came into the ...

We’re celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary this week. Wesley Morris traces the art form from its South Bronx origins to all-encompassing triumph. By Wesley Morris We’ve gathered here today to raise ...

Hip-hop in its earliest incarnations was an experiential thing — not just because rappers and DJs had yet to secure the backing of major labels, but because their work depended on the texture and ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. If you ...