SACRAMENTO — When Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) thinks about hip-hop’s influence, he remembers all the wrongdoings artists illuminated throughout history. Even as hip-hop turns 50, the music is ...

Tim Trudeau has lived and breathed music since he started a band with family and friends in San Diego nearly three decades ago. He quickly moved into producing, opened a studio, started his own record ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. If you ...

*The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip hop on August 14, with a tribute to the West Coast ...

Southern California is gearing up for another epic year of music festivals, with something for every taste and vibe. From the high-energy, global hip-hop festival Rolling Loud to the legendary ...

Rolling Loud California 2025 wasted no time making history. As the festival’s first night unfolded on March 15, Peso Pluma took center stage, shattering tradition as the first regional Mexican artist ...

How to encompass half a century of hip-hop? You start by acknowledging you can’t. Too many stars, too many songs, too many places, too many scandals: Hip-hop is an entire universe — a musical genre, ...

While it’s impossible to distill a history as rich as hip hop’s down to just 50 defining moments, here are many of the music’s game-changing artists and achievements over the past 50 years: Aug. 11, ...