The late summer months of August and September celebrate both the anniversary of hip-hop as well as Hispanic heritage, a fitting combination since Hispanic culture and sound have had a significant ...

Hip-Hop Evolution Season 4 is the latest season of the popular music documentary series that chronicles the rise of hip-hop music. Hosted by Canadian rapper Shad, the series takes a deep dive into the ...

Hip-hop has always been more than just a genre of music. Hip-hop has evolved into a cultural powerhouse from its roots in the Bronx during the 1970s, influencing fashion, language, and business ...

Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th birthday. It started with a back-to-school party on August 11, 1973, in The Bronx. Clive Campbell, known as DJ Kool Herc, improvised and played snippets in a loop on ...

Music artists MC Lyte, Saweetie, acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and host Leslie Segar, known as Big Lez, and Sierra Lever, Head of HipHop and R&B at Amazon Music, dropped gems on their respective ...

As the 50th year of hip-hop comes to a close, the AFRO salutes the pioneers of hip-hop and those who have sustained the genre for 50 years and those who carry it into the future. Started on Aug. 11, ...

Hip-hop fashion is more than just a style. It’s a movement, a message, and a powerful cultural force that has changed generations. Hip-hop fashion has changed college campuses everywhere, from its ...

Hip-hop turns 50 years old this year, and we couldn’t celebrate hip-hop without celebrating the women of hip-hop. There probably wouldn’t be a Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj or Missy Elliott without the ...

The relationship between hip-hop and smoking has always been intriguing and ever-evolving. In the early 2000s, a significant transformation occurred in hip-hop culture as bongs emerged as the ...

When rapper Andre 3000 told the jeering crowd at the Source Awards held in New York “the South got something to say” in 1995, it signaled to the hip-hop community that Atlanta was on its way to become ...

Doechii at Lincoln Hall in Chicago for her "Alligator Bites Never Heal" tour 2024 (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) Within the dynamic landscape of hip-hop, Doechii has established herself as one ...

While deejaying his sister’s birthday party, DJ Kool Herc tried something unheard of at the time: He extended an instrumental break from James Brown’s “Give It Up or Turnit a Loose” and began rapping ...