The Air Jordan 4 'Musik' is a 2027 hip-hop tribute built on khaki and cream with gold hardware, serrated panel edges, and ...

Foster Sylvers created a soundtrack producers like Dr. Dre have spent decades digging into, starting with his 1973 hit "Misdemeanor." RIP.

Aug. 11, 1973 is widely considered to be the day that hip-hop was born, when DJ Kool Herc brought out his "merry-go-round" style of record-spinning during a party at 1520 Sedgewick Ave., in the Bronx, ...

In a recent revealing interview with Billboard, Miley Cyrus opened up about everything from her relationship with Liam Hemsworth to her own gender identity to her marijuana use — not to mention the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song's vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. It was then that hip-hop came into the ...

In case you hadn’t heard, hip-hop celebrated its 50th anniversary this week. It started as a niche movement in New York in the early 1970s, and now, it is the world’s biggest genre of music and ...

Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...

The 52nd Annual American Music Awards, held on May 25, 2026, officially belonged to the Bronx’s finest. Cardi B silenced any ...

The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip Hop and Rap tracks the evolution of the genre from its music to its culture and to its people. "Everything that is part of hip-hop," says the Smithsonian's Dwandalyn ...

On Aug. 11, 1973, hip-hop was born on the streets of New York City, echoing the pulse of urban life to become a global phenomenon. In this 50-year history, Philadelphia stands out as a place that has ...

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