Dec. 6 was a notable turning point in hip-hop and R&B history. KRS-One released the song “Sound of da Police” on this date in ...

This story is part of our new Hip-Hop: ’73 Till Infinity series, a celebration of the genre’s 50th anniversary.1993: It was an interesting year in hip-hop. The genre was starting to explode in ...

CHICAGO - FEBRUARY 1993: Rapper Ice Cube performs at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in February 1993. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) This article originally appeared in the August 1993 ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. When I take a look back at the most important years of my musical ...