Khujo Goodie, founding member of Atlanta-based hip-hop quartet Goodie Mob, says the group looked up to LL COOL J’s ability to musically adapt and make hit records regardless of his New York roots.

The Hip Hop Chip Shop, a central hub for Manchester, England's hip-hop community, seen here on March 11, 2025. (James Francis Whitehead/Courthouse News) MANCHESTER, England (CN) — When local rapper ...

Here is a list of some of hip-hop’s greatest minds and how their producing techniques have pushed hip-hop forward in the years since Kool Herc’s Bronx Debut. Old School (1979 - 1984) ...

The duo's old school interests stretch far beyond the realm of hip-hop. Since he was in high school, Valence has been producing drum and bass music, an electronic genre pioneered in the 1990s ...

Stationed beside a subway entrance was an 8-year-old rapper, Hetep BarBoy, who, accompanied by his father, was selling CDs of his album. “I prefer old-school hip-hop,” Hetep said.