Hip-hop is nearly 50 years old. Yeah, that felt weird to even type. In 2026, hip-hop is officially 46 years old, dating back to 1980. Hip-hop has come quite a long way since then, and being this far ...

In 2024, rap music and hip-hop culture are almost inextricable from the commercial record industry. Created and incubated by people on the socioeconomic margins and firmly outside of the mainstream, ...

Jaz-O delivered a sweet revelation during his recent appearance on the ROC Solid podcast with Memphis Bleek, sharing intimate details about his early creative sessions with Jay-Z in Brooklyn’s Marcy ...

Moore was a key figure in the then-burgeoning rap genre, writing and producing hits like "The Breaks" and "Christmas Rappin'" for Kurtis Blow. By Angel Diaz J.B. Moore, a key contributor to some of ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcasted on Dec. 21, 2023. Find that audio here. New York beams as the birthplace of hip-hop, but it couldn’t have pushed it into mainstream success without Boston ...

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Kid Capri's pioneering sound paved the way for hip hop throughout the past several decades, and the legendary MC shows no signs of stopping. Kid Capri is a Grammy award-winning DJ and producer who ...

Hip hop has never been just one thing. It started with block parties and breakbeats, but over time, it grew into a mix of styles that each reflect different places, stories, and sounds. From the early ...

In October of ’88, the venerable Ultramagnetic MC’s advanced first-generation hip hop with their landmark debut, Critical Beatdown, a singular new-school rap classic that swapped the era’s popular ...

Eminem has inspired countless rappers throughout his career. His style and capability to bend words and flows at will made him extremely aspirational for rising artists. However, even someone as ...