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 ...

“The civil rights laws and the assassinations that happened in 1968 lays the foundation for the desire for something new, something that let people vocalize the feelings they were having in deep ...

Questlove's book, dedicated to 50 years of hip-hop, has a release date set for June 2024. Questlove’s book, dedicated to 50 years of hip-hop, has a release date set for June 2024. The multifaceted hip ...

At this point, Questlove has so many jobs, it’s not only hard to keep track of them all but one also wonders when exactly he has the time to do so many things without the assistance of a secret twin, ...

The Grammy-winning musician will release the book through his book imprint, AUWA Books Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms ...

Heather Augustyn will never tell you that Hip Hop isn’t an American-born movement, but if you can’t pick up the Jamaican and Ska influences in it, you’re not listening close enough. For Augustyn, one ...

Filmmaker Tariq Nasheed is hosting screenings of his hip-hop documentary, “Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip-Hop,” at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema for a week beginning on Friday. Released in ...

On the latest episode of “Drink Champs,” N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN sat down with Cold Crush Brothers founder member DJ Charlie Chase. Chase was pivotal in the ascension of Hip Hop back in the 1970s. A multi ...

A new exhibit in Madison highlights Wisconsin's hidden hip-hop history. Curated by Gregory Doby and Menkhu Meri Maat, the exhibit runs through early September. The exhibit emphasizes community impact ...

Narrated by renowned rapper Nas, Origins of Hip-Hop explores many of Hip-Hop's most celebrated and groundbreaking stars as they share the experiences that molded them into the legendary artists they ...

Thembisa S. Mshaka debuted the photo exhibition to honor the Black women whose creativity defined a global beauty language.

"A very essential service for American culture and world culture," says graphic artist Tim Fielder of the comic book he made with historian Walter Greason. “The civil rights laws and the ...