Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine getting a birthday invitation to dress like rappers in 2025. What exactly do you even wear? Skinny jeans? The 50-plus-year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the '80s, hip-hop hit the mainstream, and it's stayed there in the decades since. When hip-hop emerged, it had an urgency and ...

Oftentimes, 80s hip-hop can go overlooked when considering the rich history of hip-hop. Naturally, people flock to the ‘golden age‘ in the 90s. From the 2000s to the present day is recent enough ...

Presented by Lexus, proud supporter of Black Music Month, this episode concentrates on the 1990s and the rise of hip-hop as a dominant force in the music industry. We will explore the era of Golden ...

Hip-hop isn’t just a genre. It’s a way of life. What started as an underground movement in the Bronx during the 1970s has transformed into a global cultural force. From the raw beats of block parties ...

What would you give to be a fly on the wall observing some of the richest moments during the ‘90s heyday of hip-hop? For rap heads who came up within that time, no amount of convincing can change ...

They were called sellouts, pop stars and a passing fad. Four decades on, Salt-N-Pepa are still having the last laugh.

In a 1990 interview on “Slammin’ Rap Video Magazine,” conducted two years after their single “It takes Two” stormed dance floors, video shows and radio waves, Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock spoke plainly ...

Now the world's most popular musical genre, hip-hop has come a very long way from its humble origins in the streets of '70s New York. Hip-hop in 2026 is stronger and more diverse than ever, having ...

No matter where they are or what they're doing, millennials everywhere will respond to these 90s television show theme songs.

Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, KQED’s year-long exploration of Bay Area hip-hop history. n 1990, three years before she asked the world “Who you callin’ a bitch?” on her breakout ...