June 28, 2003: The heavyweights of hip-hop – Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes – descended on Montage Mountain for the “Rock the Mic” tour on the last Saturday in June. Tickets cost ...

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WHILE MAINSTREAM culture continues to be heavily influenced by hip-hop, the music is drawing plaudits like never before. Four of the five Grammy nominees for record of the year are by hip-hop artists, ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Hip Hop started out in the parks and traveled far beyond the Boogie Down Bronx - lifting up underserved voices, transforming culture, and inspiring generations along the way. While ...

Sofia Coppola came up with the idea for a television series based in the world of hip-hop music, said executive producer Robert Greenblatt. "Her husband, Spike Jonze, started his career as a video ...

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, ...

The phenomenon has threaded through society since it was born in the Bronx in 1973. Hip-hop is on radio, television, fashion and sports arenas. This year the movement is celebrating a special birthday ...