Home News and Society The Bronx looks back at 50 years of hip-hop The Bronx looks back at 50 years of hip-hop News and Society 0 Comment Hip-hop was born in the Bronx, rising from the ashes of a borough ablaze with poverty, urban decay and gang violence. Fifty years later, it is a multi-billion-dollar global industry, but the Bronx has yet to benefit. (Aug. 9) (AP Video/Noreen Nasir)