This week in New York and around the United States hip-hop stars and fans celebrated the genre’s fiftieth anniversary with a series of events. It culminated in a major day-long live show featuring ...

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It’s impossible to overlook hip-hop’s profound impact on the global music landscape as it celebrates its 50th year. Beyond its birthplace in the Bronx, New York, this genre has transcended borders, ...

He failed his exams and dropped out of school at the age of 16 to chase his dream. Now, Refiloe Maele Phoolo aka Cassper Nyovest, the biggest hip-hop artiste in South Africa lives large and has no ...

Hip-hop has achieved great milestones over the past 50 years. The genre's journey in Kenya stands out as a testament to its global influence. Drake, Burna Boy, 21 Savage and Metro Boomin are the top ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Spotify is sharing the Top Middle East and North Africa Artists and Songs Globally, a list shaped by streams from both inside and outside ...

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, ...

User-Created Clip by mcgorry July 25, 2023 2016-05-07T14:12:59-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/55c/1690302135.jpgM. K. Asante, Associate Professor for the ...