April 17 is a momentous date in music history, hosting numerous pivotal moments that have had a lasting impact on Hip-Hop and ...

First Things First,' a new book from writer Nadirah Simmons, explores the often forgotten histories of hip-hop's most impactful women Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been ...

The production across the album was steeped in that gritty, sample-driven boom bap synonymous with the era, led by beats from the likes of Pete Rock, Marley Marl, and Easy Mo Bee. The vibe was ...

The emergence of a new music genre, hip hop, produced DJs who were significantly more skilled. These DJs – or turntablists, as they came to be known – were performers and musical artists in ...

Back in 2008, when Jay Z (above) was announced as the Saturday headliner, Noel Gallagher famously told BBC News, “I’m not having hip hop at Glastonbury. It’s wrong.” Then, this year ...