LOS ANGELES -- The evolution will be televised. The new documentary, "Hip-Hop and the White House" explores the relationship between the music genre of hip-hop and the politicians who shape the ...

Common’s new tribute song “Vision” celebrates Stuart Scott’s groundbreaking fusion of Hip-Hop culture and sports journalism. Common dropped a heartfelt tribute song that may bring viewers to tears, as ...

Award-winning rapper, actor, and activist Common is a hip-hop legend with an illustrious career spanning decades. At 51, he’s been alive for as long as the genre itself, which celebrated 50 years of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Similarly, Pete Rock is one of boom-bap, ’90s era hip-hop’s most vaunted and respected producers. He, too, has hip-hop canon-level ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Chicago rap icon Common released his fifth studio album Electric Circus. This album may have not been Common’s most commercially successful release, selling under ...

In a candid conversation for the digital series “I Got Questions,” hip-hop luminaries Common and Pete Rock delved into the depths of their storied careers, offering fans a rare glimpse into the ...

Legendary Hip-Hop icons Common and Pete Rock sat down for the latest edition of I Got Questions. For Common and Pete Rock, their collaborations in the past have been a blessing for Hip-Hop culture.

Rhymes about sex and violence never fail to sell records, but Common rejects such themes in favor of heartfelt emotion. "People think that in hip-hop we can't express love," the Chi-town MC said ...

Common is defending Drake after Mos Def said the OVO Sound hitmaker isn’t Hip-Hop. On Thursday (January 25), footage from his recent appearance on Hot 97 Ebro In The Morning began making the rounds.

On this day in Hip Hop history, Chicago icon Common released his fifth studio album Electric Circus, a project that still divides fans but has earned lasting respect for its ambition and bravery.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There was a time when the pairing of rapper Common and producer Pete Rock ...