As New York City marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, NY1 delves into the history of the genre — and highlights hip-hop centric events happening around the five boroughs.

hip-hop got its start, and Campbell became famous as D.J. Kool Herc. Today the building is like thousands of others in New York City. It has been surrounded by a sidewalk shed for years.

A new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York features the jewellery of some of hip-hop's biggest names - from A$AP Rocky's necklace to Nicki ...