From block parties to Billboard charts, hip hop has never been one thing. This guide breaks down the major styles from old school pioneers and G-Funk grooves to modern-day drill, trap, and grime. Hip ...

Rap started to make its impact on the world of mainstream pop music in the late 80s. Little by little, bands and acts that had already become stars in the hip hop arena began to work their way higher ...

A nostalgic crowd turned out to see an all-star lineup on Friday at Yankee Stadium, not far from the genre’s birthplace. Outside Yankee Stadium, where “Hip Hop 50 Live,” a 50th-anniversary concert, ...

HIP-HOP WAS BORN IN THE BRONX IN the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary, “Rolling Stone” will be publishing a series of features, historical pieces, op-eds, and lists throughout ...

Dusty Henry of KEXP's 50 Years of Hip Hop podcast explores a groundbreaking innovation by 12-year-old Theodore Livingston, aka Grand Wizzard Theodore. This year, NPR, along with member stations, has ...