Hip-Hop

“The Culture: Hip Hop & Contemporary Art in the 21st century” at St. Louis Art Museum maps the broad influence of hip-hop culture in a wide-ranging exhibition.

The sculpture “Live Culture Force 1’s” makes a large impression and is currently on display at the St. Louis Art Museum.

“The Culture: Hip Hop & Contemporary Art in the 21st Century” opens with a block party and free museum admission on Saturday at the St. Louis Art Museum. The wide-ranging exhibition will run for four months.

A component of the upcoming St. Louis Art Museum exhibition that’s on display through Jan. 1 showcases hip-hop’s lasting influence on fashion.

Pros help newcomers jump on the ones and twos and fulfill their hip-hop fantasies at Elemental 101 DJ workshops.

An East St. Louis radio station helped hook listeners in the St. Louis region on hip-hop back in 1979. That’s when New York record executives Joe and Sylvia Robinson sent the song “Rapper's Delight” to WESL. Former WESL owner Gentleman Jim Gates discusses the moment.

Larry Morris of iLLPHONiCS is at the helm of a new festival in St. Louis that recognizes rising hip-hop artists.

The Grammy Award-winning rapper, known for “Shake Ya Tailfeather,” sprinkles nuggets of wisdom throughout his new album.

The new album boasts a wide range of musical collaborations of various genres, from rising talents to well-established musicians.

Twenty years ago, a record release on June 27 changed the course of St. Louis’ presence in the hip-hop world and overall cultural identity. Cornell Haynes…