Outkast

(face to palm)

Examining the enduring legacies of 'Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life', 'Aquemini' and 'The Love Movement'.

On this day in 1998, seminal albums from OutKast, Black Star, A Tribe Called Quest, Brand Nubian and Jay-Z all hit stores at the same time.

World-wise, wary, alien and earthy, 'Aquemini' is the quintessential OutKast album.

'Speakerboxx/The Love Below' is one of hip-hop's most successful releases of all-time, and also signaled the end of OutKast.

OutKast's sound was futuristic in scope but grounded in the realities of the streets of Atlanta, a mixture that was potent and fresh, nostalgic and piercing.

Today's hip-hop history includes one of the greatest tv comedies, a rapper turned preacher's birthday, and Kelis' 'Milkshake."

Hip-hop and R&B have come a long way on MTV. We're looking back at 25 of the best performances on the MTV VMAs.

The classic 1972 track has been sampled over 100 times, we've pulled the best throwback hip-hop and R&B jams for this list.

Andre 3000 honors his parents on two beautiful new songs.