Common Asks to Borrow A Dollar: Oct. 6 in Hip-Hop History
Common makes his rap debut, Kurupt shows respect to his East and West coast roots, Pras and Bizzy Bone make a solo go of it Mack 10 delivers 'The Recipe.'
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Best Rappers Turned Actors, Ranked
From Will Smith, Queen Latifah and Ice Cube, to Sticky Fingaz and Eve, we've ranked the rappers-turned-actors.
20 Rappers Who Pay Homage to Hip-Hop In Their Songs
These rappers give thanks to hip-hop and its creator DJ Kool Herc in their lyrics.
20 Rappers That Were Influenced by the Native Tongue Movement
How many hip-hop collectives can you say started a movement that's still being followed 30 years later?
20 Great Hip-Hop/Jazz Albums of the '90s
Musician Wynton Marsalis may not like rap, but jazz and hip-hop have been synonymous with each other since the 1990s.
Common Drops 'Finding Forever': July 31 Hip-Hop History
Today’s Hip-Hop and R&B History focused on two separate years with album anniversaries sprawling across the East Coast, West Coast, and Midwest.
How the Soulquarians Changed Hip-Hop and Soul Music in the 2000s
The soulful, late '90s collaboration between the diversely talented musicians who made up the Soulquarian collective changed the landscape of current music.
Common Drops 'Retrospect for Life': July 29 Hip-Hop History
On this day we celebrate the birth of one of music's most memorable voices, remember a Common classic and party with Andre 3000 and John Legend.
20 Classic Hip-Hop Summer Love Songs
These classics are the perfect jams for your summer luvin'.
28 Rap Songs From the 'Other America'
From 2 Pac and Ice Cube to KRS-One, Public Enemy, Scarface, and JAY-Z, these are liberation and resistance songs from the other America— Black America.