As we continue to celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, here’s how A Tribe Called Quest helped me appreciate one of the most important aspects of the genre. As a Queens native, my 15-year-old self was ...

I usually write this column based on whatever music I’m listening to during the week. Along with this column, my radio show on Wednesday nights follows the same idea, an hour of what I’ve been ...

Beginning with looping a sample on a turntable in 1973, hip-hop’s evolution into the present day has technology baked into its DNA. Reading time 6 minutes This story is part of our new Hip-Hop: ’73 ...

A handful of gadgets released in the late 20th century grew alongside hip-hop and paved the way for the sounds now heard in chart-topping music. Reading time 1 minute This story is part of our new Hip ...

Numerous books have been written about the origins of hip-hop and its evolution from an underground phenomenon to a global force. While its growth since the 1990s had been well-documented, here are ...