“Instead of hip-hop being rapping over disco instrumentals, he conceived of it as sonic collage art.” Fifty years ago, on Aug. 11, 1973, hip-hop was born (or so the origin story goes) when ...

The Art Gallery of Ontario recently welcomed The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century. The exhibit ...

Hip Hop wouldn't be the genre we know and love ... creating off-kilter rhythms and soulful collages that were as catchy as they were strange. While some tracks like Common’s "The Light" boasted ...