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The 50 Moments That Defined Hip-Hop, in Photos By Seth Berkman, Stacker On 1/3/21 at 12:00 PM EST It was 1979 when The Sugar Hill Gang released "Rappers Delight," a song widely considered to be the first hip-hop track. But hip-hops history stretches back much further than Wonder Mike uttering those famous first lyrics: "Now, what you hear is not a test, Im rapping to the beat/And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet." Early influencers of hip-hop included jazz music...

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MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images Vinyl’s resurgence wasn’t a fad. Today, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has announced that 4.8 million LP albums were sold this year in the UK. That’s almost 10 percent higher than 2019 and consistent year-over-year growth since 2007. For comparison, a little more than 3 million LPs were sold in 2016. According to the BPI, vinyl sales haven’t been this strong since “the early nineties.” The format now represents 18 percent of album sales in the...

Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz platform has become the marquee event during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fans have been throwing out all types of battles they want to see on Verzuz — and many of them include 50 Cent. Some of the requested battles fans want to see 50 take part in are against JAY-Z, Ja Rule and The Game, but those aren’t likely to happen. However, the Queens-bred legend did give his thoughts on a Verzuz he’d want to see. While promoting his Branson Cognac brand on Tuesday (...

NOVEMBER 11--With Get Rich or Die Tryin, the 50 Cent biopic, now in theaters, its a fine time to recall the days before the rapper/actor went platinum and he made money selling cocaine and heroin. And while the bullet-riddled 50 (real name: Curtis Jackson) has crafted a tough-guy persona, he actually made a girl do the dirty work. In fact, his 16-year-old accomplice hid their crack cocaine stash in her underpants, according to New York court records that reveal Jackson was arrested twice in 199...

Something Special Over the past two years, DaBaby has dominated hip-hop and he’s nowhere near done. With his own label, Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment, heating up and a track record of releasing hit albums and singles that hasn’t cooled down, the newly anointed hip-hop superstar is on fire. Words: Vanessa Satten Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Imagine having two huge, career-impacting years, back to back. That doesn...

Sarah Connell Sanders Correspondent Today, hip-hop holds plenty of pop appeal, but in high school, it escaped me. I grew up listening to Elvis Costello, Indigo Girls, and I’ll say it — Jewel. Literally, so much Jewel. (Thanks for that, mom.) Little did I know, one of my Doherty Memorial High School classmates was already forging a path for Worcester to become the epicenter of New England’s hip-hop scene. His name is Egbert Pinero. Egbert “Eggy” Pinero moved to Worcester from Puerto Ri...

CinemaBlend This week, following its limited theatrical release, Netflix unveils their latest awards contender, Ma Raineys Black Bottom, based on the 1982 play of the same name by August Wilson. Produced by Denzel Washington and starring Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman in his final film appearance, this streaming-friendly adaptation of the acclaimed stage production received voluminous praise from early reviews, particularly for its two central performances — though it should be...

The Graham Norton Show: Who is guest Viola Davis? The Oscar-winning actress has had an impressive career on the big and small screen Viola Davis appears via videolink during the filming for the Graham Norton Show There are always big stories on WalesOnline - dont miss any with our daily emailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendation...

The Game is down for a Verzuz with 50 Cent. While anticipation continues to grow for a potential battle between the former G-Unit members, the Compton rapper said he’s ready to go head to head with his rival. While promoting his new single “A.I. with the Braids” on Power 106’s “L.A. Leakers,” Game shared his hopes, saying he was inspired after watching Jeezy and Gucci Mane squash their beef during their Verzuz last month. “That moment let me know that me and 50 is a possibility,�...