From block parties to Billboard charts, hip hop has never been one thing. This guide breaks down the major styles from old school pioneers and G-Funk grooves to modern-day drill, trap, and grime. A ...

Black Kray, an American rapper poses for a photograph. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons If you’ve been following the atmospheric Internet-based cloud rap movement from the 2010s onward, someone you ...

Hip hop has never been just one sound — it’s a collection of styles that grew from the streets into global movements. From the simple rhymes of Old Skool Rap to the raw edge of Hardcore and Gangsta ...