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 ...

The post 15 Best Hip-Hop Mixtapes of All Time appeared first on Consequence. So much of hip-hop history was recorded on humble mixtapes, from early concerts captured on cassettes to the digital ...

New books collecting objects central to rap’s physical history demonstrate the importance of celebrating these relics before they vanish. Credit... Supported by By Jon Caramanica For the last year, ...

This sea change opened the door to R&B artists finally doing collaborations with rappers. Many of black music’s gatekeepers weren’t fond of rap, including Don Cornelius, Frankie Crocker, and Donnie ...

“The smooth criminal on beat breaks / Never put me in your box if your shit eats tapes,” rapped Nas on his 1994 classic “N.Y. State of Mind.” Like other underground genres that hit their stride in the ...

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 ...

Ever since the music industry shifted to streaming in the beginning of the decade, an entire generation of groundbreaking mixtapes have been left behind, trapped on websites like DatPiff and ...