UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies launched its wide-ranging Hip Hop Initiative on March 28, which will establish UCLA as a leading center for hip-hop studies globally by way ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. If you ...

*The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip hop on August 14, with a tribute to the West Coast ...

This conversation, in partnership with LAist, took place before a live audience at the Crawford, LAist’s live event venue in Pasadena, California. The 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Born in the Bronx, ...

"It's important now more than ever to preserve hip-hop because we see governor ‘De-Crazy’ [Florida's Ron DeSantis] and others trying to ban books, take them out of places where young people can learn ...

(KRON) – A bill that would limit the admissible use of rap or hip-hop lyrics in a court of law is now on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk after passing both houses of the legislature. Assembly Bill ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Having already played a soldout show in Oakland, the Mount Westmore collaboration between California Hip-hop pioneers Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, E-40 and ...

This story is part of The California Report Magazine’s series about California composers. Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast. It’s a ...

Rolling Loud California 2025 wasted no time making history. As the festival’s first night unfolded on March 15, Peso Pluma took center stage, shattering tradition as the first regional Mexican artist ...

How to encompass half a century of hip-hop? You start by acknowledging you can’t. Too many stars, too many songs, too many places, too many scandals: Hip-hop is an entire universe — a musical genre, ...