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A now-defunct youth drug rehabilitation program subjected a budding hip-hop artist to years of abuse in the early 1990s, derailing what his attorneys describe as a promising music career, according to ...

The Parkhill Community Center was bustling with teens on a recent school night, each working on performances they hope will shine a greater light on the issues plaguing them and society. In the gym, ...

As Nadirah Simmons was writing and researching for her upcoming book First Things First: Hip-Hop Ladies Who Changed the Game, she found inspiration watching many of the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop ...

RICHMOND, Calif. (KGO) -- An East Bay school welcomed teens from half a world away on Wednesday. "All of us here are refugees, we live in a refugee camp," one teen said. They went to Richmond with a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville-based hip-hop, neo-soul group is promoting empathy and critical thinking through song lyrics. The Mighty Shades of Ebony mixes activism with performance. The ...

It's practically impossible to fully explain hip-hop's impact on fashion. From Aaliyah and Destiny's Child in head-to-toe Tommy Hilfiger 'fits to Dapper Dan's Gucci jackets to Lil' Kim teaming up with ...