Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way
Hip-hop has impacted everything: Art, culture, fashion, community, social justice, politics, sports, business. This year is being marked as a 50th anniversary celebration.
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Hip-hop has impacted everything: Art, culture, fashion, community, social justice, politics, sports, business. This year is being marked as a 50th anniversary celebration.
As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary on Aug. 11, The Times looks back at 50 moments that helped change the course of popular culture.
An R&B singer-songwriter-turned-exec, Sylvia Robinson founded the seminal rap label Sugar Hill Records. Its very first release? The landmark 'Rapper's Delight.'
Today In Hip Hop History: The Sugar Hill Gang Released Their Self Titled Debut LP 43 Years Ago
On this day in in hip-hop, Jan. 5, The Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight becomes hip-hop's first Billboard top 40 rap hit.