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Hip-hop, born in the Bronx, has become a global cultural phenomenon celebrated at the Hip Hop Museum.
On August 11, 1973, something happened inside the recreation room at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx that nobody in attendance could have possibly known would help change music a...
On the anniversary of DJ Kool Herc's "back to school jam" that birthed hip-hop, we look back at songs that led to the formation of rap.
On the heels of hip-hop’s 53rd birthday, The Hip Hop Museum gathered generations of the culture at Aura 57 in New York City for Hip Hop 53: Bridging Legacy with… The post The Hip...
Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins Nick Cannon Cam’Ron Akon 50 Cent Queen Latifah Master P, Sean Combs Will Smith Wyclef Jean Russel Simmons David Banner RELATED CONTENT: Hustle & Flow: 15 Hi...
From dead prez to Mos Def, how hip-hop used its platform to educate fans on Black August and the fight for political prisoners.
Hella Happy Birthday to our beloved Hip-Hop
Hip-hop artists have revolutionized sneaker culture, from Run-DMC to Kanye, proving music's power in footwear.
Hip hop music and the casinos have always had an intimate relationship. Pimped-up cars, piles of dollars, neon lights and gambling have made their way into rap compositions and gam...
Hip-hop is more than beats and bravado. It is a cultural force that can change any stage it touches. As our beloved Hip-Hop turns 53-years old, we can’t deny the...
BLACK ENTERPRISE salutes hip-hop for penetrating the literary space.
1993 was one of those years when everything seemed to happen at once. Wu-Tang Clan arrived from Staten Island. Snoop Dogg became a star before his debut album even landed. A Tribe...
Hip-hop has always been a genre born from struggle, poverty, systemic inequality, and the long reach of the criminal justice system. For some of music’s biggest names, the road to…...
In his new book, “Birth of a Culture,” the trailblazing d.j. tells his version of how it all began.
On this day in 1991, B Real, Sen Dog and DJ Muggs introduced the world to a sound that would become unmistakable when Cypress Hill released their self titled debut… The post Today...
Before social media, YouTube, streaming platforms and around the clock access to artists, there was Yo! MTV Raps. For an entire generation of Hip Hop fans, the legendary MTV progra...
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The members of Atlanta-based group Travis Porter discuss their influential legacy in hip-hop, and how they've left an indelible mark on the culture.
When you think of hip-hop, you often think of the iconic groups that blended unique rhymes and lyricism that birthed the genre. Hip-hop groups were the backbone of the genre before...
Released 34 years ago today, House of Pain’s debut album, Fine Malt Lyrics, arrived during one of Hip Hop’s most transformative eras, when the culture was expanding in every direct...
Before “trap” became an entire subgenre, a global sound and eventually one of the most dominant forces in popular music, T.I. was helping define exactly what the term meant. On… T...
40 years ago today, Miami Hip Hop changed forever when 2 Live Crew released their debut album, 2 Live Crew Is What We Are, through Luther “Luke Skyywalker” Campbell’s independent…...
ICYMI, Jay-Z returned to Yankee Stadium for a special celebration of Reasonable Doubt, but the bigger story remains the catalog that has carried him from a Brooklyn newcomer in 199...
For 32 years, HOT 97 Summer Jam has served as hip-hop’s ultimate summer ritual, and the 2026 takeover at Prudential Center proved that the legendary institution is only getting bet...
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