In honor of hip-hop's 50th anniversary, these books explore the history of women in the culture and the radical power of hip-hop feminism.

Roots drummer, 'Fallon' bandleader and walking music encyclopedia Questlove is writing a book called 'Hip-Hop Is History for rap's 50th anniversary.

Recognition of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary has been in full force throughout 2023, but writer Kiana Fitzgerald’s celebration started almost a year early, in February 2022. That’s when she ...

Dr. Todd Boyd Wants People to ‘Understand the Magnitude’ of Hip-Hop Over 50 Years The author of “Rapper’s Deluxe: How Hip Hop Made the World” reacts to Jay-Z’s Grammys speech and ...

Held at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center, the 2023 South Florida Book Festival celebrates 50 years of hip-hop.

Kanye may not like books, but hip-hop fosters a love of literature Writing and reciting seemingly spontaneous rap lyrics on the spot – requires levels of verbal intelligence ...

Leslie Jones shouted out 50 Rappers Who Changed The World, which chronicles hip hop's most notable emcees.

It will be words about rap and rapping about words during this year’s South Florida Book Festival, which focuses on hip-hop. Staged at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center ...

With his new coffee table book, Rapper’s Deluxe: How Hip-Hop Made the World, Dr. Boyd celebrates the evolution of the culture with a book made especially for grown and sexy hip-hop heads.

"Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History" charts rap's love affair with jewelry, with contributions from artists like LL Cool J and Slick Rick.

With the loss of multi-talented instrumentalist Roy Ayers, who died on Wednesday at the age of 84, the hip-hop world is honoring one of its greatest inspirations and sample sources.