Throughout its history, hip-hop has provided the world with plenty of headlines. We're taking a look at the most important events in the genre's history that have taken place in each year since ...

14 “You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)” feat. Vybz Kartel Music of the Sun, 2005 Rihanna flaunts her Caribbean charm on a well-suited cover of Jamaican singer Dawn Penn’s classic ’94 hit ...

The music world was shocked on Oct. 18, 1974 when Al Green was doused with a boiling pot of grits by girlfriend Mary Woodson. Green was about to shower at his Memphis home when Woodson scalded him ...

In some cases it's not only the lyrics in hip-hop that cause controversy, but also the record's artwork. We're recognizing 21 of the most controversial album covers in hip-hop history. Depictions ...

Lauryn Hill may have won the hearts of millions when she released The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill back in 1998. But Robert Glasper claims the singer wasn’t the gifted mastermind the music ...

Apparently, that whole, "no question is ever stupid" philosophy flew right past KRS-One. Because on a fateful December night in 1993, while P.M. Dawn was performing at Manhattan's Sound Factory ...

It was the summer of '98 when Lauryn Hill released her debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. At the time, my entire world revolved around my friends, family, and Brooklyn. I was a tomboy ...

Jazz and hip-hop share the same cultural lineage in the music culture. Jazz emerged out of many different types of black music such as slave songs, ragtime and the blues. And much like jazz, hip ...

Prince needed Diamonds and Pearls, his 13th studio album, to be a hit. His 1990 film, Graffiti Bridge, was a colossal flop that ended his movie career. Its soundtrack album of the same name did ...

17 "Deuces" Remix - Chris Brown featuring Drake, T.I., Kanye West, Fabolous, & Andre 3000 2010 There are a lot of people on this track and none of them are wack. But Andre's guest spot takes it to ...

Ever since he turned his incredible guitar skills loose for the first time on 1979's "Bambi," a certain segment of Prince's fan base has been dying for him to make a full-on rock album. When he ...

The Boombox decided to do the unthinkable and rank all of XXL’s Freshmen Cyphers. It wasn’t an easy feat, but we got the job done. Check out Every XXL Freshmen Cypher Ranked From Worst to Best.