To mark the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the New York City Public Schools system asked Walter Greason, Ph.D., the leading historian of Afrofuturism and the Black Speculative Arts, if he would produce ...

Here are some of the most iconic moments in hip-hop fashion history Rebecca Aizin is an Associate Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared on ...

You’re not alone. Since the beef kicked off in late March, the two hip hop titans have dominated the internet, trading increasingly bitter diss tracks (containing increasingly serious allegations).

Three decades ago today, Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard released his debut solo album, Return of the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, through Elektra Records. As only the second solo LP from a ...

With songs like “Sucker MCs,” “It’s Like That,” “Hard Times” and “Rock Box,” the record was an accurate reflection of the ...

Several of the most lauded hip-hop songs in music history have achieved diamond status—10 million sold or more—according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). For these ...

The emergence of a new music genre, hip hop, produced DJs who were significantly more skilled. These DJs – or turntablists, as they came to be known – were performers and musical artists in ...