From Pete Seeger to Billie Holiday to Rage Against the Machine to Kendrick Lamar, musicians of all genres have spoken truth to power ...

Step back in time with Kool G Rap’s legendary 1970s Cadillac DeVille. This classic car, with its powerful 8.2L V8 engine and ...

Many people who know Cymande, the genre-bending British band from the early '70s, have their own Cymande origin story. For ...

Explore hip-hop and rap-related collections from across the Smithsonian that offer perspective on the African American experience and its impact on American culture. Visit an online experience on the ...

Their records often sound like weird ’70s obscurities that some rap producer might discover and repurpose. On their new single, they do their own repurposing, reworking their sound so that they ...