The Message, a gritty indictment of the city’s failed institutions, is broadly viewed as the origin of political hip-hop in the US. “You are into the blowback against the civil rights and ...

Or as Bakari Kitwana puts it, “Hip-hop has always been political because of the context in which it was created.” In New York City, the genre first flourished in depressed economic conditions ...

In the aftermath of America's racial and political reckoning in 2020, the perspectives and stories shared in Hip Hop are key to understanding injustice in the U.S. over the last half-century.

Berg made the greatest documentary on hip-hop and rap music ever from the microphone with ‘The Art of Rap.’ This is sort of like a second part sequeling into the socio political ground.

Larry Hoover, 74, denounced his past and has been locked up for more than 50 years. But Trump is hardly the harbinger of ...

Jeezy, Common, Chika, and more discuss the entwined histories of rap and politics in the new trailer for Hip-Hop and the White House, an upcoming documentary premiering April 22 on Hulu.

“Hip-hop,” the bill declares, “has evolved as a platform to advocate for social, political, and economic needs of all people, including environmental justice, education, healthcare, and ...

David Dinkins, the city’s first Black mayor, never embraced hip-hop. Rudy Giuliani hated rappers, and rappers hated him. Michael Bloomberg was a square, and Bill de Blasio was goofy. But look around ...

Doechii didn't give the typical awards show speech after winning best female hip-hop artist at the BET Awards.

Toward the end of the decade, organizers in New York and beyond started organizing hip-hop benefit concerts to advocate for Black liberation and the release of political prisoners. The movement ...

The story of hip-hop in Detroit is about its political evolution, from cast-aside to the mainstream. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The year was 1988. Near hip-hop's ...