The most important day in hip-hop history is June 28, 1988. On that day, implausibly, not just one, but two albums released that would change the trajectory of the nascent genre, spinning it off into ...

Will Smith is celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop this fall with a new podcast that focuses on the artists that defined 1988 and helped turn the genre into a cultural phenomenon. On "Class of ...

At the 65th Annual Grammys in February, there was a huge 50th-anniversary of hip-hop celebration performance. Just recently The Recording Academy announced it would showcase the genre at A GRAMMY ...

Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia of NPR's podcast What's Good explain why they think 1988 was a banner year for hip-hop. How Slick Rick And Queen Latifah 'Breathed Life Into Hip-Hop' In 1988 1988 ...

The genesis of the most pivotal year in hip-hop began in the summer of 1987. Hank Shocklee was listening to his car radio on the way to a Long Island movie theater with his family when Eric B. & Rakim ...

While this year’s Grammy nominations reflect the cultural dominance of hip-hop — in 2017 R&B/hip-hop proved to be the most consumed music in the U.S for the first time in history, according to Nielsen ...

OK, here’s the situation: Will Smith is set to host a new Audible podcast about a landmark year in hip-hop. The erstwhile Fresh Prince will be the main voice for Class of ’88, an eight-episode series ...

This month marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop, which began in the Bronx, New York, in August 1973. You can celebrate with the “Masters of the Mic: Hip Hop 50 Tour” at Wolf Trap in Virginia on ...

Lovers of neck-breaking beats and rapid rhyme schemes rejoice: your weekend is about to get a whole lot funkier thanks to a newly-recovered tape recording of classic NYC hip-hop radio programming. The ...

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. African-Americans created the art form, but Latinos played a historic role in the birth and evolution of hip-hop. Sponsor Message A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: ...

1988 was a colossal year for hip-hop. Soon-to-be-classic albums from Public Enemy, N.W.A., Run-D.M.C, Boogie Down Productions and more solidified the artform birthed from the Bronx as a viable and ...

Slick Rick released his debut album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick in 1988. 1988 was a colossal year for hip-hop. Soon-to-be-classic albums from Public Enemy, N.W.A., Run-D.M.C, Boogie Down ...