
Origins of Hip-Hop
Ja Rule ruled the airwaves in the late '90s and early 2000s with some of the biggest collaborations the industry has seen, Ja reigned over the charts until it all crumbled.

Ja Rule ruled the airwaves in the late '90s and early 2000s with some of the biggest collaborations the industry has seen, Ja reigned over the charts until it all crumbled.

Fat Joe's authenticity helped him gain respect from all angles as he pushed to break boundaries as one of hip-hop's only Latino rappers while also forming a reputable crew of rappers and producers, famously known as The Terror Squad.

Growing up in an upper-middle-class family in the suburbs of Atlanta, Jon Smith began to find his way in music early on forming his supergroup Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz, Jon continued to make his mark across genres.

Fat Joe's authenticity helped him gain respect from all angles as he pushed to break boundaries as one of hip-hop's only Latino rappers while also forming a reputable crew of rappers and producers, famously known as The Terror Squad.

Growing up in an upper-middle-class family in the suburbs of Atlanta, Jon Smith began to find his way in music early on forming his supergroup Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz, Jon continued to make his mark across genres.

From "Cop Killer" to playing America's favorite cop on television, Ice-T's career and accomplishments have paved the way for artists to emulate his path.

Emerging from the South Bronx in the 1970s, Grandmaster Flash and his innovation helped create the most widespread movement in popular culture: Hip-Hop.

After the heart-wrenching breakup of his group, Leaders of The New School, Busta Rhymes has to forge his own path as a solo artist to keep himself and his dream alive.

It's the final week at the Academy and Temmora rewards finalist students with the opportunity to perform at the big end-of-the-year showcase Miesha feels disrespected by her mother during a tension-filled radio interview.

Temmora's students compete for the opportunity to perform with a live band after a heated confrontation with Temmora and her husband, Miesha and Kirsten settle into their new apartment by throwing a rowdy housewarming party.

Fat Joe's authenticity helped him gain respect from all angles as he pushed to break boundaries as one of hip-hop's only Latino rappers while also forming a reputable crew of rappers and producers, famously known as The Terror Squad.

Fat Joe's authenticity helped him gain respect from all angles as he pushed to break boundaries as one of hip-hop's only Latino rappers while also forming a reputable crew of rappers and producers, famously known as The Terror Squad.

Growing up in an upper-middle-class family in the suburbs of Atlanta, Jon Smith began to find his way in music early on forming his supergroup Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz, Jon continued to make his mark across genres.

From "Cop Killer" to playing America's favorite cop on television, Ice-T's career and accomplishments have paved the way for artists to emulate his path.

Emerging from the South Bronx in the 1970s, Grandmaster Flash and his innovation helped create the most widespread movement in popular culture: Hip-Hop.

After the heart-wrenching breakup of his group, Leaders of The New School, Busta Rhymes has to forge his own path as a solo artist to keep himself and his dream alive.

It's the final week at the Academy and Temmora rewards finalist students with the opportunity to perform at the big end-of-the-year showcase Miesha feels disrespected by her mother during a tension-filled radio interview.

Temmora's students compete for the opportunity to perform with a live band after a heated confrontation with Temmora and her husband, Miesha and Kirsten settle into their new apartment by throwing a rowdy housewarming party.

Rep and company must perform a very personal liturgical dance Traci and the alumni judges test the dancers with a freestyle routine.

Rep and company must perform a very personal liturgical dance Traci and the alumni judges test the dancers with a freestyle routine.