It seems like hip-hop took the long way to the mainstream, but 1999 is a year when it was apparent that the music that was born in the Bronx was taking over in a way that has become undeniable since.

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Feb. 24, 1999: On this day, at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, Lauryn Hill made history by winning five Grammy Awards and becoming the ...

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: July 25,1995: On this day, in 1995, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony released one of hip-hop’s most beloved albums, E. 1999 Eternal. In 1994, the ...

With Lauryn Hill winning a record five Grammys and Time magazine declaring America a “Hip-hop nation,” it looks like the once disreputable genre of hip-hop music finally has arrived. For the first ...

Though the duo of MC and DJ complement one another’s abilities, upon further inspection, they basically use different methods ...

Back when rappers were dead set on either spitting harsh rhymes or dancefloor anthems, Whodini began injecting R&B and funk elements into its hip hop songs. That style peaks on “Freaks Come Out at ...