Hip-Hop celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. What started out in the South Bronx, became a best-selling, record-breaking, and globally influential art form.
But for a long time, the genre and its innovators were not only debated but often dismissed. We look back at 50 years of art form with rapper and broadcaster Shad.
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Princeton president on the future of university
Today on the show, the President of Princeton University, Christopher Eisgruber, joins us. He makes a defense of the role of post secondary institutions at a time when they are at the centre of a culture war and the target of an incredibly hostile White House that casts universit ... Show More
38m 22s
May 13
Weakened, Trump heads to China
President Trump arrives in Beijing today for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He’s bringing with him a long list of tech and business titans like Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg.There’s a lot on the line.The two countries have be ... Show More
28m 44s
Aug 2023
It was all a dream: Hip-hop turns 50
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Two turntables and a microphone. That was all DJ Kool Herc had 50 years ago when he planted the seeds of what would become hip-hop. Today, we’ll hear directly from some of the genre’s biggest stars about how hip-hop took over the world.< ... Show More
38m 14s
Aug 2023
The Legends and Evolution of the Hip Hop Industry
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, and the genre has seen so many changes over time. Daily Show correspondent, Roy Wood Jr, dissects the history of old-school hip hop. Also, DJ D-Nice and Grammy-winning rapper, Nas, discuss their impact on hip hop and their feelings abou ... Show More
27m 25s
Aug 2023
Beats, rhymes and life: Hip-hop at 50
DJ and writer Lynnée Denise marks hip-hop’s 50th year by speaking to leading names about the music, the art and the creativity of this global cultural movement. Legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock reminisces over the last five decades, celebrating the artform, exploring its soci ... Show More
26m 25s
Feb 2023
Special preview: Trymaine Lee on 50 years of hip-hop
This Black History Month, MSNBC’s “Into America” podcast celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with a special mini-series, “Street Disciples: Politics, Power and the Rise of Hip-Hop.” Hosted by Trymaine Lee, the series explores how our country’s political and economic forces ... Show More
5m 34s
Sep 2023
Hip-hop is 50 and it's having a midlife crisis
So much of the coverage of hip-hop’s 50th birthday has been congratulatory, in spite of its record of misogyny and anti-LGBTQ sentiment. In this episode of Into It, host Sam Sanders talks to journalist Kiana Fitzgerald about how the women of hip-hop are leading the way today, and ... Show More
45m 33s