A few of old-school hip-hop's finest. Photo illustration by Ellie Skrzat for Slate. Photos by Vince Bucci/Getty Images, Stringer PN/Reuters, Blake Sell/Reuters, and Mario Anzuoni/Reuters. This summer ...

In August 1973, the Jamaican-born Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell held his first block party in the Bronx, bringing the Jamaican sound system culture to America and inadvertently providing the first ...

On August 11, 1973, hip-hop was born, changing music and popular culture forever. But in each decade since, the genre has been distinct, with its own style, stars and sounds. In honor of hip-hop’s ...

This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

Earlier this week, Tony Touch blessed the Internet with a previously unreleased clip of Busta Rhymes and Ol' Dirty Bastard rapping together. Although the clip wasn't a rap battle, it got XXL thinking ...

Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett parody late ’80s/early ’90s rap videos in “The Last Fry,” a Saturday Night Live sketch featuring Gal Gadot that didn’t make the cut for this past weekend’s episode. With ...

The famed crew from Long Island celebrates their legacy and catalog on the popular online concert series. 21 hours ago In the case of these well-known female singers, some of their hip-hop features ...

Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett parody late '80s/early '90s rap videos in "The Last Fry," a Saturday Night Live sketch featuring Gal Gadot that didn't make the cut for this past weekend's episode. With ...