Mobb Deep’s “Shook Ones, Pt. II” beat has been crowned as the greatest in the history of Hip-Hop. As part of its Hip-Hop’s Greatest 50 Beats list, Rock The Bells put together a panel of cultural ...

Hip Hop loves being nostalgic. Many of today’s biggest artists pepper their music with callbacks and shout-outs to an earlier era. Everyone, it seems, longs for the feel of New York City in the ...

In the early ’90s, hip-hop wasn’t the mainstream cultural behemoth it is today. Back then, hip-hop was still largely a non-commercial art form found in Black and brown communities in cities across the ...

Many rap groups have come and gone, but few put their imprint on the genre like Mobb Deep. Coming out of the Queensbridge Houses of Queens, N.Y., the prodigious duo --consisting of Prodigy and ...

Hip-hop at it's core is lyrics on a beat, with both being vital for the final product. Throughout the genre's history, there have been some truly incredible beats that turned producers into stars, and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. If rap is the new rock, then older rappers ought to inspire the same respect as classic rockers. But that’s not ...

After nearly 30 years and much debate, Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones Pt. II" has officially been named the greatest hip-hop beat of all time. After nearly 30 years and much debate, Mobb Deep’s “Shook Ones ...