MC Lyte, Jermaine Dupri and more reflect on the personal — and widespread — impact of five decades of the genre. This year marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, a milestone that is being celebrated ...

The spoken-word poem spans all facets of hip-hop, including music, dance, graffiti, style and politics. By Neena Rouhani R&B/Hip-Hop Reporter Legendary rapper Black Thought bared his soul through a ...

AllHipHop recently spoke with Benny Boom at a red carpet event celebrating the release of his new documentary, A Love Letter to Hip-Hop, which is co-directed and narrated by Black Thought of The Roots ...

Black Thought has shared a "Love Letter To Hip Hop." Black Thought has recorded a new freestyle in partnership with BET to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. The five-minute piece, titled "A ...

The Grammy-winning MC rapped a heartfelt freestyle in a tribute video to hip-hop culture, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter is giving honor to hip-hop in a ...

Hip-hop repeatedly taught a community, then a nation, then the world, how to dream. By Veronica Chambers This article is also a weekly newsletter. Sign up for Race/Related here. To celebrate hip-hop’s ...

On Nov. 2, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will debut its first feature-length film, “The South Got Something To Say.” The documentary tells the story of Atlanta’s rise as a hip-hop power, at the ...

2023 is hip-hop’s official 50th anniversary, and celebrations are taking place all year to pay homage to the impact hip-hop and rap have had on the world since that fateful rec room party in the Bronx ...

While Merriem-Webster defines an open letter as “a published letter of protest or appeal usually addressed to an individual but intended for the general public,” I thought it was only right, in your ...

Black Thought manages to still dazzle as a lyricist and had done so with expert ease since the 1990s, so it is fitting that his latest missive salutes the culture that raised him. As part of BET’s ...