For those who lived through it, “Self Destruction” wasn’t just another song—it was a cultural moment, an urgent message delivered through the voices of some of hip hop’s greatest pioneers. The Stop ...

Malcolm X is a revolutionary figure, and his influence still hits hard today, even in the world of Hip-Hop. Today marks 60 ...

The rappers who are serious about their craft and showcase the depth of their lyrical talents do exist. While these artists ...

It did not give a cause of death. Gotti, whose real name was Irving Lorenzo, created the iconic hip-hop and R&B imprint with his brother in the late 1990s, with the label gaining worldwide prominence ...

The Godfather of Soul’s influence on hip-hop reaches a new generation as rising star 310babii releases “Bad,” a ...

and how the conditions that created hip-hop are ones of American deprivation, but American institutions have helped the genre and culture thrive all over the world. Trump was sworn into his second ...

The following transcript has been lightly edited for length and clarity. When hip-hop was first created, how did the genre showcase the Black experience and how did the Black experience relate to ...

A section of the exhibit is dedicated to Detroit rappers such as Eminem, Kash Doll, Skilla Baby and Tee Grizzley, while some ...