OPINION: Hip-hop and video games have had a long love affair, and as hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, we look back at the storied history between gaming and the music genre we love.
The connection between gaming and hip-hop is stronger than ever. In cities such as Atlanta and New York, events focused on gaming and hip-hop culture have emerged, and social media platforms have ...
Hip-hop has a long and storied history with all forms of gaming. The beginnings of this evolving relationship date back to the days of Nintendo’s Super Mario and the earliest Playstation consoles. Hip ...
Hip-hop and gaming share more structural DNA than most people give them credit for. Both built their foundations outside institutional support, in spaces the mainstream wrote off before the numbers ...
When we think about the most iconic gaming moments, it’s not just the graphics or gameplay that come to mind. It’s the soundtracks that have left an indelible mark on our memories. As someone who’s ...
The bustling streets of New York City provided both the stage and audience for A Boogie wit Da Hoodie and Swae Lee on Thursday (Sept. 7), as they parked themselves across the newly-assembled TSX Stage ...
T-Pain peforms at Target Field in Minneapolis (Photo by Nagashia Jackson for rolling out) T-Pain, the innovative artist who revolutionized mid-2000s hip-hop with his distinctive auto-tune sound, has ...
It’s been four months since Spotify debuted its virtual Spotify Island on Roblox, which made it the first music streaming service to have an official presence within the gaming platform. Today, ...
Delaware’s hip-hop roots run deep. “Grouchy” Greg Watkins, founder of AllHipHop.com and member of the board of the Delaware Arts Council, traces it as far back as the 1890s, when a local inventor came ...
It really is no surprise that gaming and hip-hop work well together — the two industries have a lot in common. They both started out as niche, counter-cultural art forms that were widely despised and ...