Hip-hop might have been birthed in the ‘80s; however it wasn't until the ‘90s when the genre started to take off. It was an era of legends like Nas, the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, and more who ...

I'm grateful to have documented the emerging hip-hop culture in the '90s. I never thought it would ... Photos, like U-God washing dishes or early Wu-Tang stuff, just show that it was not always ...

Igmar Thomas’ ensemble bridges eras of Black American music with the soul-stirring project, ‘Like A Tree It Grows.’ ...

The vibrant 1990s marked a revolutionary period in the South African music scene, propelling hip hop into the spotlight and weaving its rhythms and rhymes into the very fabric of everyday life.

Real name Irving Lorenzo, he co-founded Murder Inc. records and was instrumental in the rise of DMX, Ja Rule and Ashanti, among other artists ...

Released in the late 1980s, “Word to the Mother (Land)” arrived at a pivotal moment in hip-hop. The genre was evolving beyond ...

On this day in 1992, Brooklyn/Teaneck, New Jersey duo Das EFX shook up Hip Hop by releasing their groundbreaking single “They Want EFX” under East West Records.

His early mixtapes and party tracks in the late ’80s and early ’90s helped shape the blueprint for Memphis Hip Hop, influencing legends like Three 6 Mafia and Project Pat. His legacy lies in ...

Irv Gotti, the hip hop producer and music executive who co ... Immersed in the rap scene, which by the early '90s was in the process of eclipsing Rock and Roll as the era-defining form of American ...