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Graham: "the message" was the first hip-hop song that wasn't just a party song. it was talking about what was going on. it was talking about urban decay. it was talking about drugs, crime, prison, all these things that were hitting communities really hard. ♪ smuggles, scramblers, burglars, gamblers ♪ ♪ pickpockets, peddlers, even panhandlers ♪ ♪ you say i'm cool ♪ when "the message" hit, man, it was like, okay, put that down. what he just say? pull the record back. play that again. ♪ don't push me 'cause i'm close to the edge ♪ george: everyone knew the game had changed. and it...

Now. at least 67 people have died in maui. and that toll is expected to unfortunately rise as more rubble is being searched. the wildfires damaging more than 3,000 home. cnn is on the ground in maui with the very latest reporting from there. and a moment in american history. 50 years ago today hip hop was born in the bronx. tonight we celebrate this trailblazing art form that has changed america and the world. ♪ we have a whole lot of superstars on this stage tonight ♪ ♪ but i want y'all to know one thing this is my house ♪ >> i wish we could start with run dmc, but we are starting h...

Fifty years after hip-hop was born on Aug. 11, 1973, rap icons from Run-DMC and Snoop Dogg to Slick Rock and Nas celebrated the culture's golden anniversary at NYC's Yankee Stadium on Friday night. Hip Hop 50 Live even featured a cameo from New York Sen. Chuck Schumer.

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.).

Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs certainly do. While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the