For researchers and historians of hip-hop culture, the below resources are aimed to help you in your work. From institutional archives and museums, to interview collections, research blogs, and the like.

Hip-Hop Archives, Museums and Historical Societies:

• HipHop Archive and Research Institute: Harvard University. Direct Link.

• Cornell Hip-Hop Collection. Direct Link.

• North Side Hip-Hop Archive. Direct Link.

• Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive. Direct Link.

• The Universal Hip-Hop Museum. Direct Link.

• Hip-Hop Radio Archive. Direct Link.

• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Direct Link.

• Hip-Hop and Rap Across the Smithsonian. Direct Link.

• Atlanta Hip-Hop Archives: Georgia State University. Direct Link.

• Seattle Hip-Hop Archive: University of Washington. Direct Link.

• Hip Hop Archaeology: Archives and Collections: Bennington College. Direct Link.

• NOLA HipHop and Bounce Archive. Direct Link.

• East of East: Atlantic Canadian Hip Hop Archive. Direct Link.

• Bay Area Hip-Hop Archives. Direct Link.

Hip-Hop Research Blogs and Text-Based Interview Collections:

• Werner's Humble Little Hip-Hop Blog. Direct Link.

• Hip-Hop Nostalgia. Direct Link.

• Living Underwater Blog. Direct Link.

• Unkut. Direct Link.

• Passion of the Weiss. Direct Link.

• UG Rap. Direct Link.

• Hip-Hop Infinity. Direct Link. [Archived]

• Record Recollection. Direct Link.

• Kulture Vulturez. Direct Link.

• Riot Sound. Direct Link.

• The Unity Era. Direct Link.

• Bomb Hip-Hop. Direct Link.

• Davey D's Hip-Hop Corner. Direct Link.

• Hip-Hop and Politics. Direct Link.

• Hip-Hop Core. Direct Link.

• MV Remix. Direct Link.

Podcasts and Online Multi-Media Resources:

• Third Verse Extra Podcast. Direct Link.

• The G-Funk Junkie Podcast. Direct Link.

• Boogie Down Productions History with DJ Kenny Parker. Direct Link.

• Views B4 The 6. Direct Link.

• Beat Junkies: Building Better DJs. Direct Link.

• Unique Access Entertainment. Direct Link.

• History of the Bay Area Podcast. Direct Link.

• My Expert Opinion with Math Hoffa. Direct Link.

• Rap Music Plug Podcast. Direct Link.

• Drink Champs. Direct Link.

• What Had Happened Was with Open Mike Eagle. Direct Link.

• Secret Skin. Direct Link.

• Redifine Hip-Hop (Fifth Element). Direct Link.

• UGSMAG Podcast. Direct Link.

• Geto Boys Reloaded. Direct Link.

• Funky Fresh in tha Flesh Podcast. Direct Link.

• The Abyss Podcast. Direct Link.

• Juan Ep is Life. Direct Link.

• From the Desk of Lo. Direct Link.

• Chambermusik Radio. Direct Link.

• The Bee Shine. Direct Link.

• Crook's Corner. Direct Link.

• People's Party with Talib Kweli. Direct Link.

• The Honor Show. Direct Link.

• Art to Empire. Direct Link.

• The Culture Since 71. Direct Link.

• VLADTV. Direct Link.

• Murder Master Music Show. Direct Link.

• The Killah Priest Podcraft. Direct Link.

• The Travelers Podcast. Direct Link.

• Carrying the Culture. Direct Link.

Media and Editorial Sites:

• HipHopDX. Direct Link.

• Vibe. Direct Link.

• XXL. Direct Link.

• The Source. Direct Link.

• 2 Dope Boyz. Direct Link.

• UHB Magazine. Direct Link. [Archived]

• Dead End Hip Hop. Direct Link.

Online Forums:

• Hip-Hop Infinity. Direct Link. [Archived]

• Necro Hip-Hop Forums. Direct Link. [Archived]

• UndergroundHipHop.com (UGHH) Forums. Direct Link. [Archived]

• Underground Hip Hop Forums. Direct Link.

• Futility Forums. Direct Link. [Archived.]

• Broke-Ass. Direct Link. [Archived]

Other Helpful Tools:

• Discogs. Direct Link.

• Rate Your Music. Direct Link.

• Rap Genius. Direct Link.

• The Internet Archive. Direct Link.

• Wikipedia. Direct Link.