It might sound cliche, but you really had to be there. The 2000s were in a time both in hip hop and fashion. When reflecting on the early oughts and 2000s hip hop style (particularly the time period ...

For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener ...

Nelly has sparked a debate after crediting the years from 1999 to 2010 as the "hardest era" of hip-hop music. Nelly has sparked a debate after crediting the years from 1999 to 2010 as the “hardest era ...

This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

While many one-hit wonders are unforgettable, others escape your memory. See if you remember these hits from the 2000s.

Rapper Earl "DMX" Simmons leaves behind a legacy of stirring music filled with pain, passion and hope. Simmons died Friday at a hospital in White Plains, New York, after suffering a heart attack last ...

With everyone reminiscing over how great/terrible rap was in the ‘90s and how much worse/better it is today, people seem to forget that there was an entire decade in between that just got skipped over ...

(Left to right) Common and Pete Rock visit SiriusXM Studios on July 11, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) I realize that I’m an old-head, especially for hip-hop purposes. I ...

Not really. But 18 years after the official tip-off of Parker's music career, it's about time we revisited the masterpiece that is TP. Above all else, I have to wonder when he found the time to record ...

Aaron Chan is a freelance writer and the principal owner and operator of SMACK Media, a Toronto pop culture blog. Aaron’s op-eds and news coverage is informed by his experience as a musician, ...