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Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop: A Look Back at Hip Hop Albums from the '80s

From Run DMC to Rakim, hip hop from the 1980s proved it was here to stay.
08/11/2023

Rick Rubin Explains How Def Jam Style Inspired Fashion

Public Enemy, the Beastie Boys and Run DMC inspired many.
10/14/2014

ODB Did What to LL Cool J's Plaque?

Studio exec recalls wild story about Wu-Tang Clan member.
05/24/2013

Ric Menello, Beastie Boys Video Director, Passes Away

He also wrote Run DMC's "Tougher Than Leather."
03/05/2013
Busta Rhymes Name-Changers: Retitled Albums

Busta Rhymes to Headline 2012 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival

The festival will include a tribute to Adam "MCA" Yauch.
05/24/2012

Adam "MCA" Yauch Covers Rolling Stone

The Beastie Boys grant first interview since MCA's death.
05/23/2012