Throughout its history, hip-hop has provided the world with plenty of headlines. We're taking a look at the most important events in the genre's history that have taken place in each year since 1973.

On this day, the worse terrorist attack n American soil in modern history happened. This day also saw the release of Jay-Z's classic album, The Blueprint and Fabolous' debut, Ghetto Fabolous. Fellow ...

KRS-One has been at the helm of several of rap's most memorable beefs—some historic (The Bridge Wars) and some bizarre (the time he tried to have Nelly banned). But one of the most infamous KRS-One ...

On August 3, 1995, amid rising tensions between Sean “Diddy” Combs’ burgeoning Bad Boy empire and Suge Knight’s menacing collective of Death Row inmates, literal outcasts André “André 3000” Benjamin ...

In 1996, D'Angelo and Questlove came together at Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios in New York City and changed the landscape of soul music, influencing countless musicians in their wake. Together, ...

The ‘90s wasn’t just the golden age of hip-hop, it was also an era when R&B singers took the term 'rock star' to new heights. Bubble-gum pop (think New Edition), was up against sexed-up ballads sung ...

Some of the most exceptional performances in hip-hop have taken place off of the stage in the courtroom. Rappers have been on trial for a myriad of things, including their controversial lyrics or ...

Rihanna (born Robyn Rihanna Fenty) has been hella busy taking the beauty and fashion industries by storm with the launches of Fenty Beauty and Savage x Fenty, leaving her navy of fans to wonder if she ...

Another day, another rap beef. It appears that Memphis rap legends DJ Paul and Juicy J, of the group Three 6 Mafia, are in a disagreement. On Monday (June 4), DJ Paul went on a Twitter tirade, but we ...

In the pantheon of music, there are a select list of albums that have had the type of cultural impact that constitutes them as being hailed among the most important and groundbreaking bodies of work.

Detroit rapper Big Sean and Atlanta producer Metro Boomin dropped their new album today, Double Or Nothing, and since its release, Big Sean has been trending. The conversation revolves around Big Sean ...

No era in hip-hop is more mythologized these days than the 1990s. And no regional sound from "way back when" has become more hyped than the "boom bap" of the East Coast during that period. But 90s ...