PBS is airing a documentary called "New Muslim Cool" tonight, an inside look at the merging of hip hop and Islam in the U.S.Here's The Root's take on it: Real hip-hop heads know that Islam and hip-hop ...

About 60 students took out their ear buds and learned from the artists on their playlists firsthand about the unique connection between music and the Islamic religion at an event at Rackham ...

Music is universal, so it probably shouldn't be surprising that an increasing number of Muslim young people--especially those growing up in the cultural mixing bowls of Europe--are listening to and ...

Since its birth in the ‘70s, hip-hop has become a global phenomenon and cross-cultural unifier. Countless artists like the members of Native Deen, a D.C.-area trio, have harnessed the power of the ...

During Ramadan, rapper Goldmouf spoke with Hip-Hop Wired about how Islam shapes both his life and career. The Georgia rapper has been making music for most of his life, but he is also a practicing ...

The world knows hip-hop as the bass bumping, rhyme scheming, stadium filling musical genre. However, as this year rings in 50 years of the art form, audiences have been exposed to many of the untold ...

Introduction. Anthem of a Generation -- Songs Rather Than Screams -- Something That Is Ours ... and Still Authentically Islam -- It is...a Problem of Human Rights -- She Reppin' Islam and She Gives It ...

When the Muslim hip-hop group Blakstone drive their van out onto London’s streets to sell their album, it gets noticed. The black Mercedes is embossed with Islamic calligraphy and an image of a boy ...

Mother. Rapper. Activist. Writer. Daughter of Destiny. Yonasda Lonewolf is all of these things and more. Being born the only girl during a historic time in the Civil Rights struggle for indigneous ...

Perhaps one of the most overlooked sub-genres of hip-hop is represented by the work of early ’90s New York rap acts dedicated to the Five Percent Nation. Inspired by Nation of Islam founder W.D. Fard, ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

From Afrika Bambaataa to Public Enemy and beyond, hip-hop has long been a culture to which young urban Muslims around the world can relate. Hisham Aidi's new book is a sort of musical tour around the ...