Saturday is National Dance Day, with a focus on hip-hop’s 50th anniversary

Correction: An earlier version of this article misnamed the group Words Beats & Life in some references.

Spotlight on DMV Hip-Hop: Shy Glizzy

This 26-year-old rapper is taking the underdog label with pride.

Spotlight on DMV Hip-Hop: Oddisee

This 34-year-old rapper is keeping conscious rap alive and well in the DMV.

Spotlight on DMV Hip-Hop: O-Slice

The 24-year-old is arguably one of the DMV’s best kept secrets.

Spotlight on DMV Hip-Hop: Rico Nasty

The 21-year-old rapper inked a deal with Atlantic Records in June of last year. And she’s only continuing to grow.

Major League Baseball players prefer hip-hop songs to get pumped up

Hundreds of Major League Baseball players enter the game to the sound of hip-hop, the most popular genre for MLB walk up songs, a Capital News Service analysis found.