Hip-Hop Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary at Yankee Stadium
There was a cipher going on outside the Hip-Hop 50 Live show at Yankee Stadium. One woman took the mic,…
42 Unforgettable Hip-Hop Fashion Moments From Run-DMC to Cardi B
Fashion and hip-hop are intrinsically linked, and participate in a feedback loop with one another—rappers influence fashion brands with their…
Building a Hip-Hop Canon: Author Kiana Fitzgerald on Her New Book
Recognition of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary has been in full force throughout 2023, but writer Kiana Fitzgerald’s celebration started almost a…
Ice-T and KRS-One Reflect on Hip-Hop ‘Youth Culture’ and Its ‘Gray Hairs’
Hip-hop has lived and thrived for 50 years, and some of the genre’s pioneers are reflecting on the genre’s cultural…
How TSU’s Marching Band Shocked the Grammys With an Album of Gospel, Hip-Hop, and Good Vibes
On the eve of the sixty fifth Grammy Awards, Nashville-based Tennessee State College’s Aristocrat of Bands was in Atlanta to…
Every Rapper Who Appeared in the Grammy’s Star-Studded Hip-Hop Tribute
The Grammy Awards celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop Sunday evening with a 14-minute efficiency, full of luminaries from the…