It might sound cliche, but you really had to be there. The 2000s were in a time both in hip hop and fashion. When reflecting on the early oughts and 2000s hip hop style (particularly the time period ...

Nelly has sparked a debate after crediting the years from 1999 to 2010 as the "hardest era" of hip-hop music. Nelly has sparked a debate after crediting the years from 1999 to 2010 as the “hardest era ...

For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener ...

This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

It’s certainly no secret: Some of the most innovative rap music videos dropped in 2000s. To this day, artists are using work from those years as inspiration. Listen in as hosts Jahliel Thurman and ...

Rapper Earl "DMX" Simmons leaves behind a legacy of stirring music filled with pain, passion and hope. Simmons died Friday at a hospital in White Plains, New York, after suffering a heart attack last ...

(Left to right) Common and Pete Rock visit SiriusXM Studios on July 11, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) I realize that I’m an old-head, especially for hip-hop purposes. I ...

It may be hard for some fans to recognize or recall, but the rise of Shawn Carter aka Jay Z to rap alpha dog status wasn't immediate or a foregone conclusion. Those who are dismissive of Jay's ...

With everyone reminiscing over how great/terrible rap was in the ‘90s and how much worse/better it is today, people seem to forget that there was an entire decade in between that just got skipped over ...

Aaron Chan is a freelance writer and the principal owner and operator of SMACK Media, a Toronto pop culture blog. Aaron’s op-eds and news coverage is informed by his experience as a musician, ...