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The 1995 Orlando Magic Announced Hip-Hop’s Take...
Hip-Hop hit the NBA around the same time it hit most of mainstream pop culture. Kurtis Blow name-dropped a cavalcade of NBA stars on his 1984 single “Basketball,” a tune...
The 1995 Orlando Magic Announced Hip-Hop’s Take...
Hip-Hop hit the NBA around the same time it hit most of mainstream pop culture. Kurtis Blow name-dropped a cavalcade of NBA stars on his 1984 single “Basketball,” a tune...
Through Their Lens: Hip-Hop Video’s Most Signif...
Music videos of the classic Hip-Hop era are some of the most indelible ever made. One can’t imagine the 1990s without the laid-back SoCal vibes of “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’...
Through Their Lens: Hip-Hop Video’s Most Signif...
Music videos of the classic Hip-Hop era are some of the most indelible ever made. One can’t imagine the 1990s without the laid-back SoCal vibes of “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’...
The 11 Best Hip-Hop Skits
The classic rap-album skit. It’s impossible to imagine Doggystyle without those hazy, ’70s-referencing interludes scattered throughout the album. Remember early JAY-Z’s fixation with gangster-film nods? For a long time, skits...
The 11 Best Hip-Hop Skits
The classic rap-album skit. It’s impossible to imagine Doggystyle without those hazy, ’70s-referencing interludes scattered throughout the album. Remember early JAY-Z’s fixation with gangster-film nods? For a long time, skits...
Classic Hip-Hop Reading List: HISTORIC EDITION
It’s hard to know where you’re going if you don’t know your roots. From the birth of rap through its early days of evolution, much has been written by and...
Classic Hip-Hop Reading List: HISTORIC EDITION
It’s hard to know where you’re going if you don’t know your roots. From the birth of rap through its early days of evolution, much has been written by and...
DOZE GREEN: Flowing Into the Unknown
Artists coming from a graffiti background rarely follow a straight path from the streets and train yards to the gallery. But even by those standards, the route Doze Green has...
DOZE GREEN: Flowing Into the Unknown
Artists coming from a graffiti background rarely follow a straight path from the streets and train yards to the gallery. But even by those standards, the route Doze Green has...
Cey Adams: The Artist Behind the Beastie Boys Logo
Cey Adams has had a huge hand in shaping Hip-Hop’s earliest aesthetics. He is credited with creating iconic visual identities for the likes of Run-D.M.C., LL COOL J, Public Enemy,...
Cey Adams: The Artist Behind the Beastie Boys Logo
Cey Adams has had a huge hand in shaping Hip-Hop’s earliest aesthetics. He is credited with creating iconic visual identities for the likes of Run-D.M.C., LL COOL J, Public Enemy,...