Few groups have contributed more to universal vernacular than Hip Hop. Having originated in New York City and expanded to other metropolitan areas across the globe, the culture's linguistic phenomenon ...

Slang, a term for the informal, non-standard lingo used in social settings, doesn't originate in a vacuum. The invented words we casually throw around come from the culture around us, particularly the ...

Young people today don’t separate hip hop from sports. A high schooler wears Jordans to class, blasts Drake before basketball practice, and uses slang that bounced between rap lyrics and ESPN ...