This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

I’m a little bias in this opinion, but growing up in the ’80s was the best time ever. So much happened in the ’80s in terms of culture, pop culture, and entertainment. It was in the ’80s where hip-hop ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys. At this year’s awards, taking place on Feb. 2, hip-hop and house ...

Montsho Eshe grew up in Southwest Atlanta, a child of dance. Her first teacher was her mother, Billie Ann Gaither, who in the 1960s opened the Gaither School of Dance, one of the first Black-owned ...