Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th birthday. It started with a back-to-school party on August 11, 1973, in The Bronx. Clive Campbell, known as DJ Kool Herc, improvised and played snippets in a loop on ...

Afroman performs on stage at the Snoop Dogg Puff Puff Pass Tour. In the 50 years since its inception, hip-hop has become a powerful force to be reckoned with. Born in the Bronx and raised by Black ...

KRS-One explains why his new march for peace is necessary for Hip-Hop culture. August 11th in The Bronx, it goes down. Details here! While some consider Hip Hop’s 50th year to be solely the year 2023, ...

We’re celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary this week. Wesley Morris traces the art form from its South Bronx origins to all-encompassing triumph. By Wesley Morris We’ve gathered here today to raise ...

This year, the world is celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, one of the most significant cultural movements of the 20th century. Although there’s no exact date for the birth of hip-hop — and ...

Tyler, the Creator indulged in one of his side hobbies while the hip-hop innovator was in Boston for his TD Garden show this week. The rapper played chess “for over an hour” at Madhouse Café in ...

As a lifelong listener and nearly life-long fan of hip-hop or rap music, it has become increasingly concerning in recent years to see the emergence of a negative trope or stereotype surrounding ...