The 2024 hip hop music festival schedule features Coachella, Dreamville Festival, Field Day, Laneway, and Rolling Loud, plus many more. These festivals contain elements of the dynamic and influential genre, born in the Bronx during the 1970s by African Americans, that has become a global cultural force. The genre is characterized by rhythmic beats, sampled music, and socially conscious lyrics that often address issues of urban life, inequality, and personal experience. Pioneering artists like Grandmaster Flash, Run-D.M.C., and Public Enemy laid the foundation, while subsequent generations, including figures like Tupac Shakur and Jay-Z, have expanded its reach. Hip hop has evolved into various subgenres, influencing fashion, language, and popular culture, making it a powerful and continually evolving artistic movement.
Paris
Jun 06-08, 2025 
