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 ...

I’m a little bias in this opinion, but growing up in the ’80s was the best time ever. So much happened in the ’80s in terms of culture, pop culture, and entertainment. It was in the ’80s where hip-hop ...

In the '80s, hip-hop hit the mainstream, and it's stayed there in the decades since. When hip-hop emerged, it had an urgency and power that set it apart from the pop that dominated the charts, but ...

While they’ve certainly had their ups and downs, the ladies behind the icon rap group Salt-N-Pepa say they’ve never missed a beat. Now, every step they took on their way to becoming music legends can ...

H. Rap Brown, now known as Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, quietly passed away over the weekend. He died in federal custody after a ...

Imagine getting a birthday invitation to dress like rappers in 2025. What exactly do you even wear? Skinny jeans? The 50-plus-year-old genre has had distinct moments within the fashion industry in the ...

Pop singer Ariana Grande is Broadway-brewed and Nickelodeon-trained. She has her eyes set on Mariah’s melismatic throne and possesses an ear that can reconcile 2013 radio rap tics with a retromaniacal ...

T-shirts printed the gorgeous scowl of Tupac Shakur were ubiquitous when I was in middle school, but the only one I’ve ever wanted popped up about a decade and a half after his passing. It features a ...

To conclude hip-hop's 50th anniversary year, Billboard ranks 25 of the genre's most influential producers of all time. This year, hip-hop celebrated its 50th anniversary. A bevy of rap luminaries, ...

"KRS-One, Kool G Rap, Rakim and Big Daddy Kane might form a super hip hop group" - Chris Broussard compares the Clippers to a current rumor involving 80s and 90s rappers teaming up originally appeared ...

What started out as a family tradition turned into a priority when Robert Gunn, owner of ILLY’S Fire Pizza, lost his job working for a telephone company. Robert owns the ‘80s-’90s hip hop-themed pizza ...