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A Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap is in the works.

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The race to be the initial Hip-Hop museum is officially on. A battle to see who will be open to the public first between a Harlem and Bronx bound property is brewing.

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Ever since snatching his controversial Grammy wins back in 2014, Seattle rapper Macklemore‘s continued to carve out his own niche in the rap game and has even gotten his own Jordan retro PE’s (we kinda hatin’ on that).

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The Universal Hip-Hop museum has finally found a permanent home in the South Bronx.

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Today’s Google Doodle is for the culture. The Google homepage is a homage to what many consider Hip-Hop’s birthday, August 11, 1973, when DJ Kool Herc threw a birthday party for his sister at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in The Bronx. 

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Bill O’Reilly, Gene Simmons, Geraldo Rivera and every other Rap naysayer are all dying a little on the inside. According to a recent Neilsen report, Hip-Hop is the most popular music genre in the country.

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There was a time when rappers used to brag about eating their competition. Now, the Onigiri Art is making it easy to eat your favorite rappers even without any rap skills.

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The Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum announced on Tuesday (June 6) that is has won a bid on a building in Harlem, New York, and will launch a $150 million campaign to build the site. The non-profit is aiming its effort to open the museum, which will feature historic artifacts and exhibits as it relates […]

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When you think of Hip-Hop, you automatically think of the big homie, Van Jones, right? Well, if you aren’t doing that just yet, the CNN commentator has plans to change that perception.

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The Kennedy Center just named their first ever Director of Hip-Hop. Yes, it’s a good thing and a big deal.

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NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton had choice words for the Hip-Hop community in the wake of the shooting incident at a T.I. concert in Manhattan Wednesday night. During one of two radio interviews featuring Bratton slamming Hip-Hop artists, he said that rappers and their accomplices are “basically thugs.”

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This summer is going to be “Cool Like Dat.” 90’s Hip-Hop trio Digable Planets have reunited and are embarking on a summer tour.