For this series of 50 Canadians who helped shape hip-hop, Complex Canada is splitting it up into five categories: 10 early trailblazers, 10 women who changed the game, 10 from "Northern Touch" and ...

Since its humble beginnings in the Bronx in 1973, hip-hop has evolved into one of the planet’s top musical genres, thanks in part to the boundary-pushing artists throughout its lifetime. Whereas ...

Nicki Minaj spent years hustling in the rap world before she even put out an album. Then in 2010, it all came together with a celebrated guest verse and a debut album that took hip hop by storm. In ...

Pulling from his past and present, JAY-Z delivered an all-time performance at Yankee Stadium on Friday night. Although in recent times Drake’s cultural currency has been called into question, there’s ...