Hip-hop’s 50th Anniversary
Hip-hop was born in New York, but grew up in Philadelphia. This series looks at the artists from Philly who made hip-hop what it is and those who continue to shape its future. Link for more.
Miskeen founders Ibn Anderson, Kenya Abdul-Hadi, and Bariq Cobbs. Miskeen originals were worn by artists like Pharrell, Eve, Mary J. Blige, Lil Kim, and Alicia Keys
Stage is set for an underground hip-hop battle
Members of the flipabeat club make music at Cratediggaz Records in Philadelphia
Charlie Mack
Sloan Morgan, who goes by D4M $loan, poses for a portrait in his West Philadelphia neighborhood. Morgan appears in Peacock's Bel-Air.
Underground performance
The crowd records an underground hip-hop performance
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Cellphone lights for Gillie Fest
Cellphone lights out for rapper Chill Moody’s performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra
Meek Mill (left) and Gillie Da King share the stage
Gillie Da King is silhouetted after a video tribute was shown for his son, Devin Spady, 25, who went by YNG Cheese