Anyone who's heard hip-hop radio on the East Coast, in L.A. or in the Dirty South knows that Jammin' played hip-hop music but wasn't really a hip-hop station.

Adult contemporary, which began as the “Easy Listening” chart in 1961, has historically featured far less hip-hop than top 40 radio, as well as adult top 40, ...

KROI was one of the first radio stations to pick up the classic hip-hop format, and over the course of two months, KROI – now dubbed Boom 92 – jumped from a 1.0 share to a 3.2 share, and their ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- It was 1979 and the radio took Hip Hop to new heights with "Rappers Delight." "I just was blown away, went down to the local record store got the 12-inch and brought it home and ...

West has enjoyed the support of mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio for most of his 15-year recording career: “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1,” for example, was top five in the format in the fall of 2016.