This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the '80s, hip-hop hit the mainstream, and it's stayed there in the decades since. When hip-hop emerged, it had an urgency and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK, NEW YORK--JANUARY 18: Rapper Rob Base (aka Robert Ginyard)records vocals for the remix of "It Takes Two" at Greene ...

Before hip-hop topped charts, it was raw, political, and underground. From New York basements to 2Pac’s rage, here’s how “street music” broke through. From the underground of New York to Philadelphia, ...

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Hip-hop, a genre that has dominated the music industry globally, has a long history of innovative lyricism and cultural impact. Although it’s frequently considered male-dominated, women in hip-hop ...

Rob Base of the late 80s hip-hop duo DJ E-Z Rock has passed away aged 59. His tragic death comes just four days after celebrating his birthday. Rob was one half of the duo known for the hit 1988 song ...

As an art form, hip-hop has often been focused on what’s new, original and youthfully exuberant, constantly churning out fresh approaches to sound, fashion and language. As it celebrated its 50th ...

Rob Base of the late 80s hip-hop duo DJ E-Z Rock has died at age 59 - just four days after celebrating his birthday. Base was one half of the collective known for the hit 1988 song It Takes Two. Born ...

Before the Grammys, the Pulitzer, and the global arena tours, Kendrick Lamar was just a sharp-tongued kid out of Compton, speaking truth over soulful, left-field beats. On July 2, 2011, he gave the ...

Although the 50th anniversary of hip-hop is technically this October – in step with the first time that the “Father of Hip-Hop” DJ Kool Herc mixed records live at a Bronx party – celebrations have ...