Throughout hip-hop’s history, ... Women rappers finally shatter Atlanta’s hip-hop ceiling. The city’s rap history is overwhelmingly male, but solo female rappers are having a moment.

Atlanta’s rappers came of age at a time when Atlanta was both Blacker—and more affordable. In 2000, Atlanta was 61 percent Black; today it is just under 50 percent Black.

Dupri entered Atlanta’s hip-hop scene earlier than most, discovering Kris Kross and writing multiplatinum singles for the duo before opening his label, So So Def Recordings, in 1993.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with culture reporter Jewel Wicker about the state of hip-hop in Atlanta after the death of rapper Takeoff, a member of the hip-hop group Migos.

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, Alphonse ...

They discussed Atlanta’s contributions to hip-hop and how native artists have a mindset of collaboration and giving back. “It’s enormous how many diamonds we got that come out of Atlanta ...

Thanks to the likes of OutKast, T.I., Goodie Mob and Ludacris, Atlanta is arguably the “third coast” of hip-hop talent. The city is full of rap legends who have blessed our playlists and ...

Atlanta rapper Young Scooter died from a leg injury he suffered while fleeing from police on his 39th birthday, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner.. The rapper, whose real name is ...

Throughout hip-hop’s history, women have been trendsetters and rule-breakers in the culture without being properly recognized as such. DJ Kool Herc is credited as hip-hop’s founding father for ...

ATLANTA — For generations, Atlanta, the birthplace of the civil rights movement, has served as a Black mecca, a beacon of progress and potential for Black Americans looking for more: More money ...