Puff thought the crown made Biggie look like Burger King, but Biggie convinced Puff it was “a cool concept,” Claiborne writes. "This photo is about hip-hop, but it's also beyond that.

Here's a look at the trends in the Hot 100's top 10 ... Here are three takeaways from Hit Songs Deconstructed’s latest in-depth research. Hip-hop/rap reigned as the most common primary genre ...

When Auto-Tune first burst onto the hip-hop scene, it wasn’t met with universal ... The very same effect that had subjected T-Pain to criticism was now cool—all because someone with undeniable ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, the self-proclaimed G.O.A.T., LL Cool J, released his iconic, chart-topping single “Mama Said Knock You Out.” Not only did this track become a GRAMMY-winning ...

I'm grateful to have documented the emerging hip-hop culture in the '90s ... and I wasn't hell-bent on being a photographer now that I look back on it. I never thought I could be a photographer ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...