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Birthdays are never the worst days when it comes to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. See the best events that took place in 2023.

See which rappers are dressed to impress.

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Rappers that you might not realize are related.

A ranking of the best Tiny Desk performances.

The Trump era is over.

Find out who will be dropping new music in March.

These rappers left the '90s with a bang.

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1997 was the year that hip-hop fully transitioned into the jiggy era. Check out 20 wild fashion looks from that year and how the 'fits stack up 20 years later.

"I was targeted as a Black man."

Wyclef Jean was detained by the L.A. police for what he describes as 'mistaken identity.'

President Obama has been the most hip-hop friendly President of all time. Here, Wyclef Jean thanks him on behalf of hip-hop.

"He reminded me of a modern Tupac, in a sense—in a revolutionary sense."

Chance the Rapper has been taking the summer concert circuit by storm -- one stage at a time. And while he's killing it on the mic, fans have been patiently waiting for some new material. But instead of being the one in the limelight, he's the one in the production and songwriting chair.

After 16 hours of deliberation, a jury of six women found George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of 17-year-old teen Trayvon Martin.

It is inevitable that the beloved art form of hip-hop goes through many changes and evolves daily. Often times, artists that started out in the '90s find that they no longer have the same love for the genre as they once did. Namely, Phife from A Tribe Called Quest mentioned during the 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest' documentary that the way hip-hop is going, he can

2-Cent is a grassroots media collective out of New Orleans and every year they release an awesome Christmas video. With just about every hip-pop artist that made 2011 a hot year for music, this year's video is the best one yet. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

Today the 2011 New Orleans Jazz Fest lineup was released at midnight and this year the range of the roster is so wide that it puts Jazz Fest up there with the likes of Austin City Limits, Coachella, Bonnaroo & Lollapalooza.