Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...

“You know I’m proud to be Black, y’all … and that’s a fact, y’all!” RUN-DMC were Hip-Hop’s first commercial golden children. MTV adored them. Adidas dressed them. The Beastie Boys opened for them and ...

Tupac Shakur, when he was in his most celebrated conscious mind, was a sublime poet and master of conscious streams of thought. His song, “Holler If Ya Hear Me,” from the 1993 Strictly 4 My ...