Hip hop music Southern hip hop, gained considerable popularity via Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins. Jay-Z represented the cultural triumph of hip hop. As his career progressed, he went from performing artist to entrepreneur, label president, head of a clothing line, club owner, and market consultant—along the way breaking Elvis Presley's record for most number one albums on the "Billboard" magazine charts by a solo artist. Alternative hip hop, which was introduced in the 1980s and then declined, resurged in the early 2000s with the rejuvenated interest in indie music by the general public. In the 2000s alternative hip hop reattained
The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival installation of the acclaimed Festival – a week of lectures, workshops, exhibitions screenings and the world-famous concert. 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of 'Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star' (Yasiin Bey & Talib Kweli), the only album released by the two legends as Black Star. Organizers are ecstatic about the headliners of the finale concert as well as the expanded programming of the Hip-Hop Institute. In a world where Hip-Hop headlines festivals all over the world, dominate the Grammys, leads the new streaming economy, the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF) is proud to be one of