New York's Museum at FIT is celebrating 50 years of hip-hop style with a truly awesome exhibition: Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style. This is the first time the Fashion Institute ...

A reader asked a fair question after our ’70s songs series. Why does rock always take the heat? Hip-hop built its reputation on saying what no one else would. Some of what it said, however, wouldn’t ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, the world was formally introduced to one of the genre’s most trailblazing voices as Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott dropped her debut album Supa Dupa Fly on The ...

Commentator Kiana Fitzgerald examines hip-hop game-changer Missy Elliott — as we celebrate 50 years of the genre. Missy Elliott made hip-hop 'Supa Dupa Fly' In the 1990's, many of the women in rap ...

It was 1985. Hip-hop was entering its golden era, and Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh were putting on what they called "The Show." On that single's B-side was "La Di Da Di," one of the most beloved, and ...

The memoir examines how Freddy helped bridge the worlds of graffiti art, music, film, and fashion during hip-hop’s formative years. Hip-hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy recently appeared in Atlanta for a ...

The 1980s were a decade when artists pushed boundaries and challenged social norms through provocative lyrics. While some tracks became cultural touchstones that sparked important conversations about ...

I caught up with co-founder and CEO Kyeisha Kelly and got a sneak peek inside this hip-hop fashion haven. This story is part of our Start. Build. Grow. series, a celebration of Black business.From ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, rap queen Missy Elliott released her debut LP, Supa Dupa Fly. Arguably the most influential release by a female rapper in history, this project birthed one of rap’s ...

In the 1990's, many of the women in rap videos were scantily clad (if they were clad at all.) But Missy Elliott took a different approach. In her first music video, she wore a comically large black ...