Articles
Milestones
DIED Chris Kelly, 34, half of the hip-hop duo Kris Kross, who rode their backward clothes and 1992 single "Jump" (eight weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100) to...
Worth $580 Million, Diddy Tops Hip-Hop’s Richest List
The mogul's wealth remains unsurpassed, but Jay-Z is making inroads
How Dr. Dre Made $300 Headphones a Must-Have Accessory
Just a few years ago, spending $300 on headphones was something only a handful of artists, music producers, and audiophiles would even consider. But that was...
Rolling Stone: And the Greatest Hip-Hop Song of All Time Is…
No, it's not Sugar Hill Gang's 'Rapper's Delight'
Big Boi’s Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors Is Visionary Hip-Hop
The once and possibly future OutKast rapper shines on his sophomore solo album
Photo Essays
LIFE on the Set of Classic TV Westerns
The writer and essayist Gerald Early once asserted that “two thousand years from now, there will only be three things that Americans will be known for: the...
The Hope of Burma
By eschewing political confrontation in favor of volunteerism, hip-hop and edgy art, young Burmese are seeking fresh ways to bring about change
Time.com Specials
Kanye at Fashion Week: Top 10 Celebrity Fashion Lines
On Saturday, hip-hop star Kanye West turned fashion designer, launching his women's-wear line at Paris Fashion Week. TIME takes a look at the other celebrities...
15 Years After Tupac: The Top 10 Unsolved Hip-Hop Murders
On the 15th anniversary of Tupac Shakur's death at age 25, TIME takes a look at 10 hip hop stars whose murders were never resolved
