"I'm just a study of hip-hop," the Atlanta legend tells PEOPLE in celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary this month Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at ...

Hosted by iconic figures in breaking, hip-hop and dance ... and portraits of animals, people, and notable cartoon characters. The evening concluded with a battle night, where breakers such ...

They created a cartoon called "Stroke Ain't No Joke ... knows it goes far beyond those three elements. Young people are drawn to hip-hop because of its themes that highlight common experiences ...

Hip-hop culture penetrates every aspect of people's lives ... Drawing inspiration from Chubby Checker, James Brown, and cartoons, Boogaloo Sam actualized this new form of movement.

Ice-T tells PEOPLE about checking out hip-hop memorabilia on A&E's "Hip-Hop Treasures" and opens up about some of the changes he's observed over decades A&E Ice-T has enjoyed the pleasure of ...

We're commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop this week. Next ... wrote the music for and voiced the main character of the Cartoon Network animated series "Class Of 3000." ...

But that's not actually the full story of queer people in hip-hop. They've been at the forefront and in the underground innovating the genre since it started. Back in hip-hop's adolescence ...

“People have spent time bobbing their heads to our stories of this despair and not seeing it as a call to action,” said Michael Ford, the self-proclaimed “Hip Hop Architect” who designed ...

This month, America celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Most of the country first ... s “The Song of Hiawatha” in one of his first cartoon appearances in 1941. There were celebrity ...

Hip-hop gives a voice to marginalized people everywhere who feel like they’re being oppressed or ignored by society, he says. And he says people without resources to play instruments or money ...

MC Lyte, Jermaine Dupri and more reflect on the personal — and widespread — impact of five decades of the genre. This year marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, a milestone that is being ...

“Lucky me,” Nas says when I mention that he’s never lived in a world without hip-hop. At 49 years old ... it to have some respect from the people that I grew up listening to or open up ...