After a short delay, The Cause Podcast returns with Episode 11: Hip Hop Studies, Part 1 – The Roots of Hip Hop. In this dynamic episode, Dr. Reiland Rabaka digs into the birth of hip hop—not just as ...

Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1: Top Ten Debates In Hip Hop -- Hip hop's critics -- 1: Hip hop causes violence -- 2: Hip hop reflects black dysfunctional ghetto culture -- 3: Hip hop hurts black ...

In the late 1970s and early 80s, women played a foundational role in hip-hop. MC Sha-Rock earned a spot with the "Funky Four Plus One," making her one of hip-hop's first female MC's.

For the first of a two-part series on how Latinos have influenced hip-hop, we learn about the early years by talking to legends, and explore how... A Latino History of Hip-Hop: Part 1 For the first of ...

Part 3 of our Canibus interview is here and the final installment delves even deeper into why the rapper is so affected by the fans and the industry. Love, Life and Legacy! Part 1:Canibus Returns: ...

VH1’s Hip Hop Family Christmas is back with a follow-up in Hip Hop Christmas Wedding, which will premiere on Wednesday, November 30th. It’s part of the network’s holiday movie lineup. The first film ...

Part II of The Seven Wonders of the Hip-Hop World highlights seven groundbreaking albums that reshaped rap from the 1990s through the 2010s. In part deux of my Seven Wonders of the Hip-Hop World, I ...

New Orleans hip-hop artist Dee-1 puts a different spin on rap. Rapping for a higher purpose, he writes positive rhymes about being real, righteous and relevant. An LSU graduate and former middle ...

The Philadelphia 76ers will honor their 2001 finals team by wearing the uniforms worn by that team led by MVP Allen Iverson. The Sixers will wear the black 2001 uniforms for 13 nights at home in the ...