50 Years of Hip-Hop Episodes

Eva Walker speaks with Vin Rock of Naughty by Nature about the legacy of their track “Hip Hop Hooray.” Subscribe: .      &n…

Roddy Nikpour revisits 2010 with the track "Zodiac Shit" by Flying Lotus. Subscribe: .        

Larry Mizell Jr. talks about the art of DJing with fellow KEXP DJs Supreme La Rock and Vitamin D, along with Dr. Daudi Abe, DJ Lady Love, and a special appeara…

Dusty Henry takes us back to 1977 when a young DJ from the Bronx, Theodore Livingston, debuted a technique so powerful, so innovative, that it’s become an esse…

Larry Mizell Jr. revisits 1975 with the track “Let’s Take It to the Stage” by Funkadelic, which featured rap before “Rapper’s Delight.” He'll also give a lesso…

Martin Douglas revisits 2018 with “Vindaloo” by Armand Hammer. ELUCID and billy woods approach rap from two very different creative workflows Subscribe: …

Gabriel Teodros revisits 1987 with “Paid in Full” by Eric B. and Rakim, whose style of rhyming left an unmistakable mark on the rhythm and flow of rap that cam…

Dusty Henry revisits 2002 with the track “Work It” by Missy Elliott alongside Stas THEE Boss Subscribe: .        

Larry Mizell Jr. kicks off the series in 1994 with "Stress" by Organized Konfusion. Subscribe: .        

Larry Mizell Jr sits down with KEXP DJs Reverend Dollars, Vitamin D, and Gabriel Teodros to discuss the idea of hip-hop being born on one particular day. Su…

Every week starting February 1, KEXP’s editorial team and DJs are bringing you personal reflections, iconic tracks and albums, and conversations about how it a…