Hip-hop is one of our things that we hug and love, and I posted on Instagram a couple of years back that the flyer for [DJ Kool Herc’s party on] Aug. 11, 1973, is the birth certificate of hip-hop.

It became the birthplace of a new and exciting genre of music called hip-hop, ... The promotional flyer was hand-drawn, and read “A DJ Kool Herc Party,” in large, bold letters.

The Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop throughout the month of August.

In its 50 years of existence, hip-hop has been an inventive force in arts, music and culture. Read More: DJ Kool Herc DJs The "Rec Room Party": Today in Hip-Hop Celebrating 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop ...

Run-DMC will headline Hip Hop 50 Live — a star-studded extravaganza celebrating the golden anniversary of the music and the culture — at Yankee Stadium on Friday. Taking it back to the Bronx ...