A salute to hip-hop at 50

Toronto police announced this week that nearly 30 recent shootings across the Greater Toronto Area are linked by a multi-layered gun-for-hire network. They say teens have been recruited through encrypted messaging apps to carry out attacks, from targets linked to local tow truck ...  Show more

Andrew Tate – the controversial British-American influencer, and self-described misogynist – has millions of followers around the world.He often tells young men that they’re victims of a feminized society and that they need to reclaim their “natural masculine imperative for power ...  Show more

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Two turntables and a microphone. That was all DJ Kool Herc had 50 years ago when he planted the seeds of what would become hip-hop. Today, we’ll hear directly from some of the genre’s biggest stars about how hip-hop took over the world.< ...

2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, and the genre has seen so many changes over time. Daily Show correspondent, Roy Wood Jr, dissects the history of old-school hip hop. Also, DJ D-Nice and Grammy-winning rapper, Nas, discuss their impact on hip hop and their feelings abou ...  Show more

DJ and writer Lynnée Denise marks hip-hop’s 50th year by speaking to leading names about the music, the art and the creativity of this global cultural movement. Legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock reminisces over the last five decades, celebrating the artform, exploring its soci ...  Show more

This Black History Month, MSNBC’s “Into America” podcast celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with a special mini-series, “Street Disciples: Politics, Power and the Rise of Hip-Hop.” Hosted by Trymaine Lee, the series explores how our country’s political and economic forces ...  Show more