Previously unpublished photos, shot by Patricia Beck and recently unearthed from the Detroit Free Press' archive of film negatives, provide a rare glimpse into the Hip Hop Shop scene three decades on.

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April 10 is an important date in Hip-Hop and R&B, heralding numerous developments that have impacted these popular music ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys. At this year’s awards, taking place on Feb. 2, hip-hop and house ...