Lean more about the diverse history of hip-hop with Meaning in Music, a five-part video series from the Smithsonian Channel and MTV News, featuring experts from across the Smithsonian Institution. The ...

known as the “Hip-Hop Architect”, the man who designed the Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx. “Memphis hip-hop,” Ryan Robertson of Trust Marketing told the commission, “is really a ...

Hip-hop originated in the Bronx area of New York in the 1970s. Its vocal origins lie in the Jamaican 'toasting' tradition. Toasting is a cross between talking and rhythmic chanting which was ...