Hip-Hop music group MRB performs in front of the Sate Capitol in Sacramento on Monday. California celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with a recognition and peace rally. (Wally Skalij / Los ...

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, ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 2: Kendrick Lamar wins the award for ...

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, ...

SACRAMENTO — When Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) thinks about hip-hop’s influence, he remembers all the wrongdoings artists illuminated throughout history. Even as hip-hop turns 50, the music is ...