Some social media users (including myself) took to Twitter after the VMAs to express their frustrations. One user wrote, "The Hip-Hop 50 tributes are all over the place at these award shows. They ...

Well, I regret to report that the Grammys, despite staging a celebration of 50 years of hip-hop history (supposedly), still can’t seem to get hip-hop right despite all the ways the world makes it easy ...

Whenever we talk about Hip-Hop and Politics it s always done from the standpoint with us going to the ballot box as the ultimate goal. Don t get me wrong, voting and participating in the electoral ...

On this day in 2000, Brooklyn-based revolutionary duo dead prez changed the landscape of conscious rap with the release of their groundbreaking debut album, Let’s Get Free, on Loud Records. Now, 25 ...

Hip-Hop’s influence on advertising has evolved from background flavor to a driving creative force—and few understand that better than Robert Clifton Jr. As Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at ...

Then, he began hosting free graffiti writing and breakdancing classes for local youth through his organization, Mad Fresh ...

How did 50 Cent go from a hungry artist to hip-hop's ultimate disruptor? This video unpacks the raw, unapologetic rise of a ...

How to encompass half a century of hip-hop? You start by acknowledging you can’t. Too many stars, too many songs, too many places, too many scandals: Hip-hop is an entire universe — a musical genre, ...

A look at hip-hop’s transformative impact in honor of its 50th anniversary. Hip-hop was once narrowly thought of as a trend in music that would ultimately fizzle out. Now, at its 50th anniversary, hip ...

The phenomenon has threaded through society since it was born in the Bronx in 1973. Hip-hop is on radio, television, fashion and sports arenas. This year the movement is celebrating a special birthday ...

The music genre that became a global sensation started with some creative teens just getting together and riffing rhymes to ...