Before Cheryl James took on the stage moniker of Salt in the iconic hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa, she wanted to revolutionize the world of office and administrative support.

In 1973, 25 dollars and a mission to go back-to-school shopping pushed adolescent Cindy Campbell to host an event that would inadvertently lead to the genesis of hip-hop. Campbell planned and hosted ...

If you were to have asked late Sugar Hill Records co-founder Sylvia Robinson who helped put hip-hop—a genre traditionally dominated by men—on the map, she would have justifiably raised her hand.

Last night at Lincoln Center in New York City, VH1 held Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens, taking a long overdue moment to celebrate women in hip-hop and paying homage to special guests Queen ...

DENVER — An all-female hip-hop celebration featuring Grammy Award-winning artist Rapsody will take the stage at Levitt Pavilion Denver on Aug. 23, highlighting the contributions of women in hip-hop ...

Hip-Hop Beauty Circa 1973 Reclaims The Culture Black Women Helped Build Debuting at Art Basel, the exhibition from Thembisa S. Mshaka and Ashunta Sheriff centers Black women’s influence on Hip-Hop ...

Explore the visual legacy of Black women in hip-hop at Art Basel. Discover how our styles shaped cultural identity. Black women crafted hip-hop's foundational aesthetic, celebrating identity through ...

Zuri Appleby, Lindsay Niccs, and Rachel Francis perform at the Passing the Crown 2025 event. (All photos by Lawrence Sumulong) If you were to have asked late Sugar Hill Records co-founder Sylvia ...