(AllHipHop News) In 2013, the music industry experienced its lowest five week stretch in Soundscan history and the last week of July 2013 had the lowest weekly total ever (4.68 million copies).

In 2024, rap music and hip-hop culture are almost inextricable from the commercial record industry. Created and incubated by people on the socioeconomic margins and firmly outside of the mainstream, ...

Eminem once rapped “My first year in 9th grade, can’t forget that day at school/ it was cool till your man MC Shan came through/ And said that Puma’s the brand ’cause the Klan makes Troops.” He isn’t ...

In the late ’80s and early ’90s, a wave of commercial hip-hop artists, like Public Enemy, Poor Righteous Teachers, Brand Nubian, Eric B. & Rakim, Paris, Gang Starr, Ice Cube and MC Ren, used their ...

The-Dream is not just R&B personified, but one of music’s unsung heroes. Throughout his 12-year career, the singer/songwriter/producer has earned more notoriety for his behind-the-scenes work, such as ...