Hip-hop 50

In its 50 years the genre has helped bring awareness, social change and empowerment. Candace McDuffie explores the ground-breaking records that have made a difference.

In its 50 years the genre has helped bring awareness, social change and empowerment. Candace McDuffie explores the ground-breaking records that have made a difference.

From street style to cultural dominance – it's been quite a journey. Precious Adesina talks to Tommy Hilfiger, Dapper Dan and others to find out why.

On 11 August 1973, a 'back to school jam' in New York's West Bronx kick-started a movement and birthed a whole culture, writes Rebecca Laurence.

From 1520 Sedgwick Avenue to Haffen Park, the pioneering DJ and founder of the Universal Hip Hop Museum shares where to go to see hip-hop's roots.

Largely remembered as forerunners of hip-hop, the Last Poets, Watts Prophets and Gil Scott-Heron were radical artists who deserve recognition in their own right, writes Dorian Lynskey.