This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

Since the 1980s, hip-hop has appealed to people all over the world, evoking emotions and providing a platform for those who can relate to millions—it's truly a genre for everyone. Even for those who ...

Despite being born with severe hearing loss, Matt Maxey, who has used hearing aids since age 2, wasn't introduced to American Sign Language (ASL) until his teens. Fittingly, given the Georgia native's ...

My name is Matt Maxey, I'm a 24-year-old deaf man. I can talk and speak with hearing friends, and I can use sign language in silence with my deaf friends, but it wasn't always like that. I grew up in ...

This article originally appeared on People. Holly Maniatty, a certifed sign language interpreter upstaged hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg with her enthusiasm during his concert at the Jazz Fest in New Orleans ...

My name's Matt, nice to meet you. Cheese. [laughing] [upbeat music] This fire. That's dope, that's fire. Everything's Gucci, everything's good, Oh Xanax. X-A-N-A-X. We gonna have a juke jam. We gonna ...