Ma$e Dropped His Debut Album 'Harlem World' 29 Years Ago Ma$e Dropped His Debut Album 'Harlem World' 29 Years Ago ...

Everyone calls the ’90s the Golden Age Hip-Hop. That’s cute—but it still feels like a lazy summary of a decade that completely rewrote the rules. Rap albums of the ’80s gave us the blueprint—Slick ...

It’s easy to wonder what 90s hip-hop artists would sound like if they came out today. What would Tupac rap over if he were still alive? What does Illmatic sound like if Nas were depicting a more ...

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 ...

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As of August 11 of this year, hip-hop has officially been around for 50 years. As one of the most global and mainstream genres of music nowadays, it’s clear to see that the vision for hip-hop in its ...

The man behind one of the biggest hip-hop hits of the late 1990s — Tone Capone — has died. He was 59. If Capone’s name doesn’t ring a bell, there’s a good chance that his late-1990s hit, “I Got 5 On ...

It’s been 30 years since 1996. Feel old yet? Time has been passing at an alarmingly fast rate, to the point where foundational memories in our lives feel like yesterday. This feeling amplifies if ...

I'm grateful to have documented the emerging hip-hop culture in the '90s. I never thought it would land me a career as a professional photographer. This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation ...

Hip-hop started as a local movement in the Bronx but quickly grew into a staple among global arts. Today, it influences music as a whole, not to mention fashion, language, and politics worldwide. If ...