Will Smith is celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop this fall with a new podcast that focuses on the artists that defined 1988 and helped turn the genre into a cultural phenomenon. On "Class of ...

Will Smith announced his new forthcoming podcast, Class of ’88, on Thursday (Sept. 21). Produced by Wondery, Audible, Westbrook and Awfully Nice, Smith will celebrate 1988 hip-hop with episodes ...

On Wednesday, September 20, Jada Pinkett Smith posted throwback videos of her and Tupac during their junior year of high school as a way to promote her forthcoming memoir, Worthy. In the clips, ...

OK, here’s the situation: Will Smith is set to host a new Audible podcast about a landmark year in hip-hop. The erstwhile Fresh Prince will be the main voice for Class of ’88, an eight-episode series ...

Last month, Wondery, a premiere podcast studio and network, and Audible announced the new limited audio series, Class of ’88. Hosted by Academy Award-winning actor and music icon Will Smith, the ...

(L-R) Sandra Denton aka Pepa, DJ Spinderella and Cheryl James aka Salt perform onstage during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of ...

1. “F*** Tha Police” by N.W.A. This 1988 hip-hop song by N.W.A. was controversial when it came out in the 1980s, but it’s still quite loved and revered today. Some would say that not much has changed ...

Some of the album’s highlights include “Dope Man”, *8 Ball” and the classic “Boyz-N-The-Hood” anthem, which has been sampled and copied numerous times since its 1987 inception. All of the above ...

The plastic gold colored crown that American rapper Notorious B.I.G wore on the last photo shoot before his death fetched ...