Hip-Hop

Tupac Shakur receives Walk of Fame star

The honor comes in the same month as his birthday

Jay-Z, Ja Rule and how the ‘Rap Stories’ podcast came to be

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in conversations with Bun B, MC Lyte, Goodie Mob and many more

Styles P is working to make hip-hop, and Black communities, healthier

The legendary member of The Lox is on a mission to help our communities heal

Rapper DMX’s ‘It’s Dark and Hell is Hot,’ a quarter century later

The debut album solidified DMX’s legacy

Looking back on Chance the Rapper’s seminal mixtape, ‘Acid Rap’ 

In the blog era, it charted a path for independent artists

How Atlanta hip hop got put on the map in 2003

The 2003 NBA All star weekend helped start the rise of the South in pop culture

Mary J. Blige discusses return of Monet Tejada to ‘PowerBook II: Ghost’

Also, how the award-winning artist shaped the culture as the queen of hip-hop soul

Bobby Caldwell was a great artist – and a continuing revelation for Black fans

The ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’ artist was covered or sampled by everyone from The Notorious B.I.G to John Legend

In the history of hip-hop fashion, there’s no ignoring Lil’ Kim

She paved the way for female rappers to front fashion campaigns, be a designer’s muse or star in major ad campaigns