There’s a raw energy in the air—a palpable, jittery anticipation as the old guard of hip-hop production gets ... promises a radical overhaul—a transparent, decentralized system where every ...

As cities have wrestled with America's history with slavery — and the people and places tied to that past— the legacy of Faneuil Hall came under scrutiny. Before slavery was abolished in Boston, slave ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level ... Luther Campbell booked the Egyptian Lover, the cross-pollination partially inspired the creation of Miami ...

Ye, one of the most emotionally transparent (and most unstable ... But this is not hip-hop’s cross to bear alone. The fault lies in American popular culture at large. Throughout the 1980s ...

Nicki Minaj's Barbie pendant. Slick Rick's crown and eyepatch. These are famous symbols of hip-hop. But perhaps the most iconic piece of them all is Ghostface Killah's eagle cuff. The gold ...

Fashion company Cross Colours stepped in at a time when Hip Hop was taking off, drawing inspiration from West Coast and New York City style. "We just felt and saw this energy and oversized look on ...

But part of what gave us pause is that hip hop—which celebrates its 50th birthday this week—is driven by a spontaneity that feels as authentically human as anything humans have ever come up with.

As tour season begins, artists hitting the road for their cross-country treks or festival performances will likely help keep hip-hop’s motion going. Drake and J. Cole have already had sold-out ...

That unique combination of DJ’ing and emceeing is widely credited as the baptismal moment of hip-hop. At the time, this was a musical culture without a name; “hip-hop” wouldn't become ...