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Hip-hop is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on January 25, 2005.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
December 10, 2004	Featured article candidate	Promoted
March 12, 2006	Featured article review	Demoted
March 28, 2006	Good article nominee	Not listed
August 1, 2007	Good article nominee	Not listed
Current status: Former featured article

Kool DJ DeeKool DJ Dee was merged into this article. The discussion was closed on 19 October 2023 with a consensus to merge. The original page is now a redirect to this article. Its history now serves to provide attribution for the content in this article, and it must not be deleted as long as this article exists.

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On 23 November 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from Hip hop music to Hip-hop. The result of the discussion was Moved.

Wiki Education assignment: Blk Am Music 209 Purple Section 1

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 26 August 2025 and 13 December 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Thecolorblue04 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Lilac Tokki (talk) 19:53, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 16 March 2026

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Shoaiby783 (talk) 03:24, 16 March 2026 (UTC) in india hip hop is started from 2004 hip hop revolution came from emiway bantai and raftaar because of thier diss battle[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 03:30, 16 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

rapper's delight

This is a major landmark song and the title isn't in this entry ~2026-19972-30 (talk) 15:06, 31 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I've made an edit to Hip-hop#First commercial recordings to address this. 162 etc. (talk) 17:00, 31 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 13 April 2026

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whoever did it didnt add us drill ~2026-22635-53 (talk) 04:13, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 04:48, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]