There aren't many more recognizable hooks in the history of rap music than Method Man on C.R.E.A.M.: "Cash rules everything ...

While Hot Rap Songs was originally conceived as a bi-weekly sales chart, the rapid popularity and interest in the genre forced a change to a weekly sales recap before the chart reached its first ...

Hip-hop was first created in 1973 in the Bronx, but it wasn't until the '90s that West Coast rappers truly showcased their unique sound on another level. The cool thing about West Coast rap, it's ...

“Gangsta rap” songs like “Boyz-n-the-Hood” were hawked ... Art becomes mainstream when there’s money to be made, and soon corporations began targeting hip-hop’s underground economy ...