Music videos on MTV gave hip-hop a new medium for storytelling, while films like “Beat Street” and “Breakin’” showcased the features and tenets of hip-hop culture: DJing, rapping ...

you might recognize this type of low-angle shot because it's been a signature of rap videos since the '90s. And dance moves like this? Straight out of hip-hop choreography. As for the music itself ...

Rather than simply a genre, hip-hop is a culture – one chiefly expressed and disseminated through rap music. That notion of “keeping it real” – has been at its core. As ever with popular ...