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Hip Hop 50

  1. vulture lists
    Every Drake Music Video, Ranked From Worst to BestInsert “Started From the Bottom” joke here.
    By Larry Fitzmaurice
  2. origin stories
    When I Fell in Love With Hip-HopAt a block party, in a basement, at a funeral. Twenty-five rappers recall the exact moment their lives “changed forever.”
    By William E. Ketchum III
  3. switched on pop
    The Art of Flow With DJ Jazzy Jeff“Flow is something that not a lot of people understand,” says the veteran DJ, “but you feel it.”
    By Reanna Cruz
  4. into it
    Hip-Hop at 50 Still Has a Long Way to GoThe genre faces a midlife crisis as it reckons with the homophobia and misogyny that have been present since its inception.
    By Sam Sanders
  5. vulture lists
    11 Great Hip-hop Process DocsToday’s music films rarely show why their stories are worth telling in the first place. These do.
    By Abe Beame
  6. friday night movie club
    The Timeless Honesty of Wild Style, the First Hip-Hop MovieCharlie Ahearn and Fab 5 Freddy’s documentary-like film became an international cult favorite in the early 1980s. It’s just as fresh today.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  7. vulture lists
    11 Essential Hip-Hop BooksFrom star-studded memoirs to “one of the most engaging examinations rap has ever received.”
    By Paul Thompson
  8. lol
    Lil Wayne Performs a Fitting Song for Kamala Harris“Mrs. Officer,” at her 50 Years of Hip-Hop celebration.
    By Zoe Guy
  9. superlatives
    The Worst and Most Captivating of Run-D.M.C., According to D.M.C.“We got so far away from who Run-D.M.C. is, cursing and trying to act all hard like we were Onyx or some shit.”
    By Patrick J. Sauer
  10. chat room
    Jeezy Is Now a Self-Help GuruFor his first book, the rapper shares his unfiltered blueprint to success: “I’m still standing after all this time. You got to know why.”
    By Abe Beame
  11. into it
    Chance the Rapper Will Always Be Proud of Acid RapTen years after his breakthrough mixtape, the Chicago native reflects on the days of being broke, “just trying to make this dream work.”
    By Sam Sanders
  12. hip hop 50
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the Yankee Stadium Hip-Hop 50 CelebrationLOW: Give Run-D.M.C. some respect.
    By Jayson Buford
  13. essence fest 2023
    Ms. Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion Headlining Essence Fest Hip-Hop TributeJust rappers, period.
    By Justin Curto
  14. new kids on the block
    Your Guide to New York Rap’s Next GenerationThere is far from a dearth of emerging talent across the five boroughs — and it’s not just concentrated in drill.
    By Shamira Ibrahim