Questlove on the history of hip-hop and how it became a cultural force 04:26. Six-time Grammy Award-winning drummer and producer Questlove is digging deep into the roots of hip-hop and uncovering ...

Questlove, the accomplished musician, filmmaker and author, most recently of “Hip-Hop Is History,” is no doubt aware that his title cuts more than one way.

To honor the genre’s 50th anniversary, WIRED contributor C. Brandon Ogbunu and Grammy-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco paint two scenes of how the duality of AI will shape the art form in five decades.

SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Hip-hop has a big birthday next week. Nearly 50 years ago, on August 11, 1973, some teenagers threw a back-to-school party in the rec room of their apartment building in the Bronx.

The five-part docuseries will feature interviews with luminaries like Method Man, Grandmaster Caz, Roxanne Shante, Big Daddy Kane, and more ...

What does hip-hop mean to you? If you would have asked me that 25 years ago, when I first realized it was speaking to me and through me, it was a language of articulation. A love language for me.

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, hip-hop is a global phenomenon. But to map the music's true impact, you have to look closer. Here's a guide to rap history, charted across more than a dozen cities.

Hip-hop repeatedly taught a community, then a nation, then the world, how to dream. By Veronica Chambers This article is also a weekly newsletter. Sign up for Race/Related here. To celebrate hip ...