On this day in Hip Hop history, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince released their sophomore LP He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper, now celebrating 38 years as one of the most important and innovative albums in ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, The Notorious B.I.G. released his second and final album Life After Death, a monumental double LP that arrived just two weeks after his tragic passing. Now 29 years ...

Back in 2021, Questlove wrote Music Is History, an encyclopedia of sorts of significant moments in music for every year since his birth. Now, with 50th anniversary celebrations for hip-hop going on, ...

Hip-hop has always been a competitive sport, but there is a thin line between a lyrical battle for respect and a street war ...

Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins rode his bike to Kmart after school. It was 2000 and he was 13 years old, but he wanted Ludacris’ debut album, Back for the First Time. When he got there, he had to convince the ...

As Hip Hop celebrates its 50 years of influence on music and culture, UMass Boston gives us local context with the Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive, housed in the Joseph P. Healy Library at UMass. The ...

Six-time Grammy Award-winning drummer and producer Questlove is digging deep into the roots of hip-hop and uncovering how the genre has impacted culture. He explains it all in his new book "Hip-Hop is ...

Cardi B and Lil Kim’s surprise performance at Madison Square Garden creates a defining hip hop moment, blending legacy, ...

Flavor Flav's clock. 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.

Though Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson has spent this year celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop by curating a Grammy Awards tribute and stacking the Roots Picnic lineup with beloved artists from the ...

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