In August 1973, the Jamaican-born Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell held his first block party in the Bronx, bringing the Jamaican sound system culture to America and inadvertently providing the first ...

How to encompass half a century of hip-hop? You start by acknowledging you can’t. Too many stars, too many songs, too many places, too many scandals: Hip-hop is an entire universe — a musical genre, ...

“Rip to the greatest hip hop producer of all times…. Larry Smith. Produced my biggest and most significant hits.” – Rev Run He was a musician. Even today, you have beat makers and producers who are ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – The Sugarhill Gangs song Rappers ...

Our full list of picks for the best full-length hip-hop projects ever made is out now. Hip-Hop has spoiled us. In the 50 years since a group of kids decided to throw a party in the Bronx, the genre ...

Fifty years after it was created in New York City’s Bronx borough, hip hop is a multi-billion dollar industry that doubles as a powerful political tool for Black Americans. The music for a ...