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Our staff picks the 50 best songs of 2023 so far -- the breakthroughs, the comebacks and the total surprises.

2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop music. Explore influential figures in Indianapolis hip-hop history, from the 1970s to today, including Reggie Griffin, Rickie Clark, B-Boy Chilly T, Paul Middlebrook, Grover Wilcher, Steve Weakley, Rusty Redenbacher, N.A.P., B.M.W. and Patrice 2 Fine, one of the first female rappers in Indianapolis to appear on record.

Rapper Kurtis Blow, who will take the stage during Saturday’s Mixtape Live concert at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, has found Atlantic City audiences bring passion and energy.

In celebration of Black Music Month and Hip-Hop 50, VIBE and Lexus highlight 50 of the greatest music industry figures of the Hip-Hop Era.

From great eats to killer beats, the Boston Arts & Music Soul Festival this month has something for everyone.

There's a history-making concert coming to celebrate hip hop's 50th birthday that will celebrate those who laid the foundation for the art form.

James Brown may have been the “Godfather of Soul,” but he would lead the charge for a new genre that would change music forever.

Sugarhill Gang, the Treacherous Three, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Angie Stone, Onyx, and Philly legends Schoolly D, Tuff Crew, Da Youngstas, among others, will perform.

Run-DMC, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, DJ Kool Herc, Lil Kim, A$AP Ferg, Trina and more hip-hop legends are in the lineup for Hip Hop 50 concert in the Bronx.

Greater representation in rap from LGBTQ artists comes as mainstream artists atone for past lyrics.