Hip-hop classics like Illmatic can be revered alongside works of Mozart. This sentiment is shared by Derrick Hodge, the two-time Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer who has ...

On this day in Hip Hop history 28 years ago, Brooklyn MCs Mos Def and Talib Kweli joined forces as Black Star to release ...

Wild Style is arguably the very first movie and one of the very few that shows the true essence of what Hip Hop is about. When Hip-Hop was being passed off as a fad that wouldn’t last beyond “Rapper’s ...

Get ready to see all your favorite classic hip-hop movies. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, The Criterion Channel will put on a classic hip-hop movies program. As reported by Pitchfork, ...

However, beats are the foundation of hip-hop’s legendary tracks. The beat sets the rhythm for the rap. It also makes you want to get up and dance, as these three classics from 1996 certainly do. The ...

These classic movies should be on any Hip Hop heads’ watchlist. Hip Hop movies have become a mainstay among lovers of the genre. Many of these projects have become responsible for pushing the genre ...

Landmark music videos from Run-D.M.C., Whodini, the Pharcyde, and UTFO make up the "Lyricist Lounge: Hip-Hop Video Classics" DVD. Due July 8 through Image Entertainment, the disc will feature 13 of… ...

In the latest episode of HipHopDX‘s debate show The Bigger Picture, the three hosts gave their own spin on Pitchfork‘s recent 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far list. Kicking off the discussion, host ...

Perhaps more than any other style of music, hip-hop songs are best to dance to. In fact, when hip-hop was invented, there were five tenets to the art form, from lyricism to DJing to dancing. So, ...

Over halfway into the decade, it’s been difficult to pinpoint what hip-hop has been in the 2020s. Rather than having central artists and albums, the culture has been fractured. Moments will capture ...

The topic of classic hip-hop albums is among the quintessential barbershop conversations that has transcended from shop chairs to social media platforms. And of course, no one LP is at the helm of the ...

New York City will be getting a new Hip-Hop radio station. Gen X and Baby Boomers will be soooo happy because the format will be “Classic Hip-Hop” music! Finally, terrestrial radio has remembered a ...