hip-hop

Old-school classic tops hip-hop poll

A pioneering classic from the early days of hip-hop has come top of a poll to find the 50 greatest tracks from the genre.

The Message by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five was voted number one in a poll of journalists, industry executives and hip-hop artists conducted by Rolling Stone magazine. Superstar rappers Nas and Busta Rhymes were among those asked by the bi-weekly US music...