Hip Hop History Month

Throughout his illustrious career in entertainment, Will's done it all. Let's look back at how the Fresh Prince became a King.

Celebrate hip-hop’s growth by playing our Finish The Lyric quiz. Test your knowledge below.

Hip-hop also shifted toward being an integral part of pop culture with its influence on youth. Many popular artists at the time were able to straddle both worlds adding to hip-hop’s colorful cornucopia of songs during this era.

As we continue to celebrate Hip-Hop History Month for all of November, we're taking a moment to look back on the night of the 1995 Source Awards that changed hip-hop forever and how we look at the importance of awarding rappers with the accolades they deserve.

Hip Hop History Month

The Wu-Tang’s shining star earned a place on two of Hip-Hop’s most celebrated releases.

From the artists who undoubtedly launched the genre to the artists who followed up by creating sub-genres like gangsta rap and boom bap, there's tracks for everyone to enjoy.  We compiled them into a list for our Finish The Lyric quiz. Test your knowledge below. 

For Hip-Hop History Month we are spotlighting some of the culture's greatest movies from “Wild Style” to “Belly,” “Breakin’ to Who Got Served,” here are some of the greatest Hipp-Hop or Hip-Hop influenced movies in the culture’s history.

Hip Hop History Month

To celebrate the newly-enacted Hip-Hop History Month, officially passed by The U.S. Senate this past summer, our crew decided to honor 20 pioneers in the game, starting from the veterans of rap all the way to some current leaders of the new school.

Black Music Month is fully alive and thriving here at Black America Web, so we figured now would be the perfect time to pay tribute to some of our favorite records that infused hard-hitting beats with soulful vocals.