Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few groups have contributed more to universal vernacular than Hip Hop. Having originated in New York City and expanded to other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Hip Hop, money isn’t just something to chase. It’s a symbol of survival, a status check and a storytelling tool. From mixtapes ...

Slang, a term for the informal, non-standard lingo used in social settings, doesn't originate in a vacuum. The invented words we casually throw around come from the culture around us, particularly the ...

Author and News & Notes contributor Yvonne Bynoe discusses her new book Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture, a hip hop reference guide from A to Z. Hip Hop culture encompasses some of the ...

And I'm Melissa Block. And I'm going to try and keep this next intro short so we can hit the post, fit in the web back and avoid busting the segment. You may not be able to decipher that radio slang ...

Young people today don’t separate hip hop from sports. A high schooler wears Jordans to class, blasts Drake before basketball practice, and uses slang that bounced between rap lyrics and ESPN ...