After a harrowing 2007 — a year that started with the arrest of leading mix-tape maker DJ Drama — hip-hop mix tapes played it cool in 2008. Collections co-signed by top-level talent were scarce, ...

Cars and rap have been inseparable from the beginning. From Oldsmobile 88s to 1996 Impalas and "Isuzu Jeeps" hip-hop culture and car culture have massive overlap. As Hip-Hop turns 50, we put together ...