D.M.C. released their groundbreaking self titled debut album, Run DMC, marking 43 years since one of the most important drops ...

Hip-hop’s rhythm, visuals, and production style have quietly influenced modern digital games. From arcade sound loops to ...

An elegiac retelling of rap’s origins, Hip-Hop Is History also ends with a sense of hope. Buffy (Darren Robinson) of the Fat Boys in Chicago, 1985. This Juneteenth featured, among other festivities, a ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; photos: Vince Bucci, Michael Loccsiano, Kevin C. Cox, Elsa / Getty Images No sport embodies hip-hop more than basketball. No music genre embodies ...

Thirty seven years later, Grip It! On That Other Level still stands as one of the most important releases in Southern Hip Hop history. The album not only solidified the Geto Boys as pioneers of ...

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In the words of the legendary Notorious B.I.G., “you never thought that hip hop would take it this far.” And Wednesday night at Cipriani Wall Street proved exactly that: Hip hop isn’t only going far, ...

“I said a hip hop, hippie to the hippie, the hip, hip a hop, and you don’t stop, a rock it to the bang bang boogie, say, up jump the boogie, to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat. Now, what you hear ...

Hip-hop is more than just a genre; it’s a cultural movement that has shaped music, fashion, art, and societal conversations. Over the years, hip-hop artists have pushed boundaries, created ...

Death is so common in hip-hop now that we don't even take time to mourn the deceased. The sudden departure of the BET Hip Hop Awards (HHA) from cable television was announced last month and it ...