I’ve thought sincerely about whether hip-hop’s boastfulness was a wonder drug for Black psyches in search of street-level hope.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/magazine/hip-hop-50-anniversary.html

Later in his speech, Nas touched on the significance of hip-hop’s 50th birthday while promoting Friday’s festival at Yankee Stadium in New York, which sees Lil Wayne as a headliner.

Source: https://americansongwriter.com/nas-and-lil-wayne-inducted-into-billboards-hip-hop-hall-of-fame/

Shawn Mortensen’s image of a young Snoop Dogg pointing a gun at the camera next to a dog is representative of West Coast hip-hop’s rebellious style.

Source: https://nyunews.com/arts/2023/05/02/hip-hop-fotografiska-review/

Together with Mass Appeal, Fotografiska has created the definitive destination to celebrate hip-hop’s global impact on visual expression – an immersive experience bringing together a community of artists that have documented this cultural phenomenon.

Source: https://t2conline.com/fotografiska-new-york-hip-hop-conscious-unconscious/