Public Enemy and Ice-T to headline free concerts marking 50 years of hip-hop

Flavor Flav and Chuck D of Public Enemy (Malcolm Clarke/AP)

Hip-hop, the most popular music genre in the United States, turned 50 this August.

Born in the Bronx in New York City and spread to every corner of the world, it is hard to find the words to express the culture’s influence and legacy – but that is what the music is for.