“We don’t live for hip hop, it lives for us” —Talib Kweli Since its origins on the streets of the Bronx in the early 1970s, hip hop has rapidly evolved into a cultural movement with its influence seen ...
Talib Kweli has made a life in Hip Hop. He has been a prominent emcee for almost 20 years, first as one-half of Black Star (with Mos Def) and then as a solo artist, recording 10 albums and ...
An elegiac retelling of rap’s origins, Hip-Hop Is History also ends with a sense of hope. Buffy (Darren Robinson) of the Fat Boys in Chicago, 1985. This Juneteenth featured, among other festivities, a ...
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, it is crucial to set the record straight about its origins. Despite the genre’s massive influence and global reach, there are still many misconceptions ...
Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...
August 11 is National Hip-Hop Celebration Day! The celebration was made official by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last July, following the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. In a speech on the Senate ...
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