Queen Latifah Talks Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary

Letter From the Editor: Celebrating 50 Years of Women’s Excellence in Hip-Hop

Queen Latifah gives hip-hop “a whole lot of credit” for where her legacy stands. Looking back on her emergence in the 1980s — when she introduced her vibrant Afrocentric style and women empowerment anthems to […]

DJ Cassidy on spinning for Beyoncé and hip-hop’s 50th anniversary

DJ Cassidy

As a freshman sociology major at New York University in 2000, DJ Cassidy — young enough already at 18, but looking “like I was 8” — got his big break one slow, rainy night at […]

BET Awards honor hip-hop’s 50 years as stars pay tribute to late legends : NPR

BET Awards honor hip-hop's 50 years as stars pay tribute to late legends : NPR

Offset, left, and Quavo of Migos perform at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Mark Terrill/Mark Terrill/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Terrill/Mark Terrill/Invision/AP Offset, left, […]

Birdman Wants CEOs to Get Their Flowers for Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary

Omarion on Catfishing Scam Involving Fan Who Thought They Were Engaged

Cash Money cofounder Birdman says people need to put some respect on the contribution of CEOs to the culture in light of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. On Feb. 5, fans gathered to watch a historic celebration take center stage at […]