We polled 108 critics from 15 countries across six continents to find out the best hip-hop song – here are their ballots in full (Warning: Some of the song titles in this list contain language ...

Widely used by discerning crate-diggers and hip-hop heads, the best Blue Note samples have become part of the cultural fabric. Emerging in the mid-70s and blooming spectacularly in the 80s ...

That's right, we're looking for the greatest Hip-Hop track of all time! Much like our previous votes, we've pulled in 1Xtra's Hip-Hop aficionados - Tiffany Calver and Kenny Allstar - plus music ...

Now it's time to look at rap music and the culture of hip hop... "Tupac is the quintessential falling star, that only lived for a short period of time but burned like a supernova," says poet Al ...