hip-hip

Today, hip-hip remains music’s most popular genre.

Christian Foley is a spoken word educator who uses the power of hip-hip - and not just the music but the flow of the lyrics - to educate, advocate and inspire his pupils.

Tributes have since flooded in for PnB Rock - real name Rakim Hasheem Allen - including one from hip-hip superstar Drake, who posted a photo of the pair together on his Instagram story.

One of the first targets was Run-DMC, the rappers from Queens, New York, given credit for bringing hip-hip to mainstream music and culture.

Shock G was an introverted “technical wizard” adept at arranging samples, said Digital Underground co-founder Jimi Dright, known as Chopmaster J. The two met when Dright was buying equipment at a music store in San Leandro, Calif., where Shock G was working, and they formed their hip-hip group in 1987.