Throughout its history, hip-hop has provided the world with plenty of headlines. We're taking a look at the most important events in the genre's history that have taken place in each year since 1973.

Kanye West is notable for many reasons. When it comes to his rapping, though, he wasn't always the celebrated figure he is today. He had some fantastic moments in the early years of his career ...

It was the summer of '98 when Lauryn Hill released her debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. At the time, my entire world revolved around my friends, family, and Brooklyn. I was a tomboy ...

New Edition has quite a legacy. The six-man R&B group has amassed a serious discography of hits. From their early days as an 80s bubblegum teen act through their evolution into polished 90s R&B ...

In some cases it's not only the lyrics in hip-hop that cause controversy, but also the record's artwork. We're recognizing 21 of the most controversial album covers in hip-hop history. Depictions ...

Hip-hop loves a good Top 5 debate. And while that convo has honestly, gotten a little stale and redundant, there's one name that usually is always in circulation–Andre 3000. Is Andre 3000 the ...

Since 1986, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been honoring artists in the rock, blues, soul and even country music genres. Since 2007, the museum has been adding hip-hop artists to their ...

On August 3, 1995, amid rising tensions between Sean “Diddy” Combs’ burgeoning Bad Boy empire and Suge Knight’s menacing collective of Death Row inmates, literal outcasts André “André ...

Dance has played a major role in every genre of music. A new dance that's featured in a hip-hop song nowadays can become more popular than the rapper who created it. Before the Chicken Noodle ...

The 1990s were a great time in music; as evidenced by the barrage of 90s nostalgia that's been popping up everywhere from primetime sitcoms to music videos lately. But it was an especially great ...

An open road is not a personal racetrack, but some seem to think differently. In these top ten states, road racing occurs at unprecedented rates. Rates of street racing are on the rise. Over the ...

There's no doubt that many music fans look back at the '90s as pivotal time for R&B. It's the decade that introduced us to an array of groups and soloists that would provide the soundtrack for ...