The 58-year-old member of the iconic rap trio Salt-N-Pepa, whose real name is Jacqueline Denton, had fans buzzing after debuting a major glow-up on the red carpet at the American Music Awards in May.

There’s a reason we don’t hear too much anymore about ’80s rappers like Kool Moe Dee, Doug E. Fresh, and EPMD. It’s because the music outgrew their particular rapping style. Shut, it’s not even called ...

Before hip-hop topped charts, it was raw, political, and underground. From New York basements to 2Pac’s rage, here’s how “street music” broke through. From the underground of New York to Philadelphia, ...