Hip-hop turns 50 on Aug. 11, and it seems that the whole world is celebrating. From concerts organized by Amazon and Mass Appeal to block parties put on by New York City, the festivities are plentiful ...

At Chattanooga Hip-Hop Week and Hip-Hop Summit, the city's hip-hop community is coming together for a week of events to celebrate the dynamic cultural movement and some of what it's influenced in the ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2023 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Hip-hop has been the cornerstone of New York City's culture since its evolution in the Bronx in the 1970s.

Philly rapper Reef the Lost Cauze poses for a photo. (Emily Neil/WHYY) Fifty years ago, on Aug. 11, 1973, a party thrown by DJ Kool Herc in the Bronx ignited a culture that has since spread throughout ...