The mic is the backbone of hip-hop. As the 2024 presidential election approaches, BET launches its Turn My Mic All The Way Up campaign, leading up to the highly anticipated 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards on ...
KRS-One explains why his new march for peace is necessary for Hip-Hop culture. August 11th in The Bronx, it goes down. Details here! While some consider Hip Hop’s 50th year to be solely the year 2023, ...
“I'm in the lion's den,” Questlove blurts out before I can ask the first question, with a laugh that confirms he’s being eaten alive online. It was either the perfect pitch for a book that chronicles ...
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In Questlove’s fascinating new book “Hip-Hop Is History,” he rewrites hip ...
It’s an afternoon in July 2023, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in his element. Standing at a podium at the foot of the marble staircase in New York’s City Hall, the Mayor is flanked by staffers ...
Missy Elliott jewelry and nail detail. Since its inception in the 1970s, hip-hop has made a mark on culture. One of the main ways is through its impact on style, with hip-hop artists setting trends in ...
Last year, we published our inaugural Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking. Joe Budden took the top spot. Fierce commentary ensued, from those both on and off the list. Life moved on. The hip-hop media ...