DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to "Trap Christmas"...rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms.

From punk and indie to hip-hop and alternative rock, these unconventional Christmas songs take a different approach to the ...

The production threads in the memorable stylings of "Deck the Halls," one of the most iconic Christmas songs of all time. But ...

Did you know that the first-ever hit single from pioneering Atlanta hip-hop duo OutKast, 1993's "Player's Ball", was a Christmas song?

Black artists have contributed to the most vital Christmas music of our time through soulful classics and energetic R&B ...

From the fun to the sentimental, this week, the AFRO has compiled a list of classic hip-hop songs to fill the air with holiday cheer. While we love Mariah Carey, in the 50th year of hip-hop, the time ...

Christmas in Hollis” almost didn’t happen. According to Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, when Bill Adler, Def Jam Recordings’ first publicist, presented him, Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell, and Joseph “Run” ...

Bunnie DeFord—AKA Bunnie XO—gave us all an early Christmas present with her new holiday-themed rap “12 Days of Rizzmas” with an accompanying music video, and she revealed that her husband, Jelly Roll, ...

We’ve sorted through the best and worst so you don’t have to. Pentatonix, Christmas in the City They’re known for taking ...