LL Cool J, rapper and co-creator of 5-part docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here", is all about where the musical and cultural phenomenon came from, where it went and where it still wants to go. It begins ...

When Jabari “Dr. Naledge” Evans was a kid, hip-hop felt like a privilege. If he got straight A’s, his mother would let him go to the legendary music venue in the city’s South Side, Chicago’s ...

We’re celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary this week. Wesley Morris traces the art form from its South Bronx origins to all-encompassing triumph. By Wesley Morris We’ve gathered here today to raise ...

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 ...

AND IN THE END, I WON’T BE SHY LISTENING TO HIP HOP MUSIC. I JUST KEEP MY HEAD UP AND I’M JUST GRINDING IT OUT, ANALYZING THE LYRICS. AND SO HERE ARE SET OF LYRICS, SOMETHING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AT ...