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30 years ago MTV took a chance on hip-hop and propelled the genre from being a fad to becoming one of the most important genres in history.

We take a look at 10 of the best moments from 'Yo! MTV Raps' in honor of the sow's 30th anniversary.

Catch him and other A$AP Mob members performing tonight on MTV.

Vans and MTV have finally teamed up to celebrate their influence in youth culture.

Fresh off the release of Born Sinner on Tuesday (June 18), J. Cole and everything regarding him is front-page news. MTV, production company By Any Means and Cole are bringing back "Life & Rhymes" and yesterday's "RapFix LIve," J. Cole sat down with Sway Calloway and gave fans a brief teaser of the episode and how the series came together. Ac...

The 2013 Oscars take place this Sunday (Feb. 24). And while we'll be sure to enjoy the show -- Seth MacFarlane is hosting, in case you live under a rock -- we can't help but think back to a simpler time. That time? 2006. When Three 6 Mafia won the venerable Best Original Song award for "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp," their timeless classic from the soundtrack to Hustle & Flow. ...

There may be no baby bump to talk about this year, but given its track record, the MTV Video Music Awards will surely provide some water cooler moments when the show airs Thursday. Last year, Beyonce set a tweets-per-second record on Twitter when she revealed her pregnancy at the awards...

Mac Miller sits down with the hosts of MTV's "Hip Hop POV" Wednesday night (May 9) to discuss his career in addition to his hip-hop peers. One fellow rapper he makes mention of is Meek Mill, with whom he collaborated on Dreamchasers 2, the MMG signee's latest mixtape...

MTV is once again counting down the "Hottest MCs in the Game," and when it came time to consider No. 10, Wale, the network enlisted the help of our very own BoomBox editor, Georgette Cline. Our intrepid leader knows her hip-hop, and in the clip below, she holds forth on why Wale is worthy of the list...

NEW YORK (AP) - The eclectic mix of The Black Keys, Skrillex and Mac Miller lead nominees for the 2012 mtvU Woodie Awards. All three are up for top honor Woodie of the year along with Frank Ocean, Foster the People and J. Cole. Awards also will be handed out for emerging artists, performance and video...