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Hip Hop 50 Park Jams took over SummerStage at Central Park on Juneteenth. The all star lineup featured DJ Premier, Grandmaster Flash, and surprise performances by Dave East, Rowdy Rebel, Souls of Mischief and more!
In celebration of Hip Hop 50 and Hip Hop: Conscious, Unconscious, the show's photography exhibition, Mass Appeal partnered with Fotografiska to present artist panels, discussions, and interviews with the artists who are part of the show. Check out the highlights
During Rolling Loud Weekend, we held a star-studded Hip Hop 50 Dinner, featuring past, present and future icons of the culture. Hosted by Rhapsody and Bia, guests toasted to 50 Years of Hip Hop excellence with custom Cîroc cocktails
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, this sweatshirt features a photograph of Nas taken by @jamilgshere on the front, with the Hip Hop 50 logo on the back. On the right sleeve is a tasteful text graphic designed for the HSTRY x Jamil GS collaboration.
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"Origins of Hip-Hop" explores many of Hip-Hop's most celebrated and groundbreaking stars as they share the experiences that molded them into the legendary artists they became. Where you can stream the episodes.
Opening night celebration–Hip Hop: Conscious, Unconscious, a photography exhibit documenting the 50-year evolution of Hip Hop.
Hip hop showed up and showed out with us to toast @therulernyc on his well-deserved Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Congratulations 👑…and knock ‘em out the box, Rick!
Vol. 2 is described as “an ode to New York rap” and follows DJ Premier’s Vol. 1 from July 2022, with both serving as a celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary this year. Listen to it here.
Tracing the cultural genre’s collective trajectory over five decades, the exhibition spans photography by hip-hop’s earliest documentarians of the 1970s to younger hip-hop photographers who are furthering the proliferation of the genre’s aesthetic.
The Bridge features candid discussions with an assortment of special guests, including artists and other industry figures who are integral to the half-century-long story. Among those featured on the first batch of Bridge episodes are Ice Cube, Cordae, Mary J. Blige, and Nas’ brother Jungle. Stream the podcast.