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On Oct. 30, 2002, Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay was murdered in cold blood in his recording studio. Are we finally going to find out who did it?

While it’s impossible to distill a history as rich as hip-hop’s down to just 50 defining moments, here are many of the music’s game-changing artists and achievements over the past 50 years.

Run-DMC will headline Hip Hop 50 Live — a star-studded extravaganza celebrating the golden anniversary of the music and the culture — at Yankee Stadium on Friday. Taking it back to the Bronx, it’s a who’s who featuring everyone from OG groundbreakers (Slick Rick, the Sugarhill Gang) and ’90s icons (Nas, Ice Cube) to 21st-century titans (Lil Wayne, T.I.).

While it’s impossible to distill a history as rich as hip-hop’s down to just 50 defining moments, here are many of the music’s game-changing artists and achievements over the past 50 years.

The story of hip-hop can be told through the stunning and surreal evolution of the jewelry the artists wear.

Rap is 50 this year. These groundbreaking tracks are a history of the world-conquering genre

April Walker of Walker Wear and Kimora Lee Simmons of Baby Phat share stories of the early fashion that paved the way for today's streetwear.

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Update 06/04/2023 12:53pm:

The third man charged over the murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay is going to plead not guilty. Read on.