Nas, The Hip-Hop Museum & Blueprints For Culture’s Future

Nas isn’t just preserving Hip-Hop history—he’s actively building it, putting his voice, vision, and money where his legacy is.
The Atlantic

Opening Up the Hip-Hop Vault

Over the past several weeks, music fans and media outlets have celebrated 50 years of hip-hop. Its beginning is widely attributed to a party in the Bronx on August 11, 1973, when DJ Kool Herc played ...
The New York Times

How Hip-Hop Conquered the World

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 ...
NPR

The BET Hip Hop Awards cut the cord as DEI dies

Death is so common in hip-hop now that we don't even take time to mourn the deceased. The sudden departure of the BET Hip Hop Awards (HHA) from cable television was announced last month and it ...
NBC Bay Area

Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop and the Bay Area's role in shaping it

The San Francisco-based record label Empire brought together local music legends in San Francisco Sunday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, putting a spotlight on the Bay Area’s critical ...
Afro

As the stars of hip-hop’s golden age approach their golden years, some confront questions about whether old blood can make new music

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) It’s always awkward telling people what I do for a living. I’m a ...