Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Lil Wayne’s “The Days” featuring Bono debuts at No. 21 on the Hot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Rapture" combines elements of new wave, disco, and hip-hop, most notably the section where Debbie Harry tries her hand at rapping ...

In 1979 the rap group Sugarhill Gang was formed, and in that same year, they became one of the most talked about groups in the genre of hip-hop. Their hit song “Rapper’s Delight” was released that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beastie Boys’ Licensed to Ill was the first rap album to top the Billboard 200, reaching No. 1 on March 7, 1987. No rap albums ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs certainly do. While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre’s ...

MC Sha-Rock and the Funky 4 + 1 were the first rap group to ever appear on national television. Da Brat was the first ever solo female rapper to have a platinum-certified album. Lauryn Hill's only ...

Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs certainly do. While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre's most popular ...

While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre's most popular artists to recall their first memory of hearing rap and how the moment resonated with ...