The Culture, Documented
From a back-to-school party in the Bronx in 1973 to the biggest genre on Earth. The four elements — DJing, MCing, breaking, and graffiti — grew into a global movement. Filter by era or region, or search any name. Built by a Bay Area rap company, so we put the Bay where it belongs — on the map.
A living database — v1, and we keep adding. Spot someone missing or a detail to fix? Tell us. Hip-hop is debated by design; this is the canon as we know it, with respect to everyone who built it. Think you know it? Take the culture quiz → — Done Deal Digital