Hurricane Katrina

On this day, August 29, in hip-hop history... 2005: Monday, August 29, 2005 is a day that is forever present in the memories of the people of New Orleans, La. On the day Hurricane Katrina landed and the levees broke one of hip-hop's most vibrant cities endured one of the biggest disasters America has ever seen...

Along with a stellar acting career, Mike Myers will always be remembered as the guy standing next to Kanye West when the unpredictable rapper uttered the words "George Bush doesn't care about black people" on national television. Myers, who hasn't been in a film in five years, is on a comeback trail and recently sat down with the popular men's magazine, GQ...

As a lead journalist in hip-hop since its primal stages, Lisa Evers has witnessed the evolution of the genre while covering the transitions, progressions, and controversies every step of the way. From being the first mainstream correspondent to interview 50 Cent to heavily encouraging activism in the hip-hop community on her Hot 97 series Street Soldiers, Evers' hustler spirit has truly made its s