From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Hip-hop music is celebrating 50 years, and since its inception the impact it’s had on ...

South African rap sensation Nasty C is redefining African hip hop with his latest album, FREE. Released on Tuesday, 30 ...

Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so many, at first, ...

The story of hip-hop’s beginnings has been highly contested, but it begins in the Bronx on Aug. 11, 1973. DJ Kool Herc’s sister, Cindy, is hosting a back-to-school party in their apartment complex, ...

A music and dance collective has grown beyond day parties into a full-fledged cultural community, bringing its unfettered ...

After a short delay, The Cause Podcast returns with Episode 11: Hip Hop Studies, Part 1 – The Roots of Hip Hop. In this dynamic episode, Dr. Reiland Rabaka digs into the birth of hip hop—not just as ...

Ambassador Elajoe is an award winning rapper/producer, African peace ambassador and entrepreneur amongst other things. He is regarded as one of the pioneer figures who helped structure & project the ...

For five decades, hip-hop has redefined the soundscape of American music and created a billion-dollar industry in its wake. Hip-hop as we know it has evolved way past its humble beginnings in the ...

Hip-hop music is celebrating 50 years, and since its inception the impact it’s had on a generation has been never-ending. Since it first began, the genre has always been a way to allow young people to ...