The start of hip-hop dates to Aug. 11, 1973, when DJ Kool Herc created continuous break-beats by working two turntables during a party in a rec room at 1520 Sedgwick Ave in the Bronx. On Friday ...

Hip-hop artists would go on to express their tears and triumphs in their songs — they often spoke to political and social oppression. "Hip hop was the way we spread the word. It was the way we let ...

Run-DMC will headline Hip Hop 50 Live — a star-studded extravaganza celebrating the golden anniversary of the music and the culture — at Yankee Stadium on Friday. Taking it back to the Bronx ...

A new documentary, Hip-Hop and the White House, considers rap's association with presidential politics — and in so doing, reveals a persistent misunderstanding of how both operate.

Dapper Dan's logo mania was part of a growing movement that turned Hip Hop style into a multibillion-dollar industry. "By the time you got to the '90s and Hip Hop music becoming mainstream.

Hip-hop dancers, breakers, emcees and choreographers converge at St. Paul’s Park Square Theatre for three days of “The Sota Movement: The Minnesota Street Dance Festival.” Featuring ...

A groundbreaking docuseries celebrating the birth and evolution of hip hop is set to debut on Paramount+ this summer. Titled ...

The Universal Hip Hop Museum, which will be part of Bronx Point, a new mixed-use development with affordable housing in the South Bronx, is not scheduled to open until 2025.But that hasn’t ...

Discover Hip Hop icon Ja Rule’s new whiskey, Amber and Opal, what’s next for him in 2025, and his latest cocktail creation, the “Whiskquito,” in this must read Q&A ...

Hip-hop has had a contentious relationship with the Grammys, but tonight’s 50th anniversary performance was a much-deserved celebration of the genre. The loaded showcase achieved performance co ...

Sprite has launched a campaign to honor the 50th anniversary of hip-hop music that includes a limited-time flavor. The campaign includes an ad with Latto, GloRilla, Nas and Rakim performing a ...

Jadin Shropshire and Amari Mar, hip-hop artists from the Northeast, talked to TCU students about musical influences and how they make music on April 21, 2025. For the students in TCU’s “The ...