From underground parties in the Bronx to dominating today’s Billboard charts, hip hop’s journey has been nothing short of ...

On this day in 1955, Clive Campbell—better known to the world as DJ Kool Herc—was born in Kingston, Jamaica. At the age of 12, he relocated with his family to the Bronx, New York, where his influence ...

Additionally, some Hip-Hop YouTube series entertain and educate new and old fans alike (e.g., DJ Premier’s So Wassup and ...

Today we recognize the 68th birthday of one of Hip Hop’s foundational figures, Afrika Bambaataa—a man whose influence helped ...

The new novel by Black 47 frontman Larry Kirwan, offers a searing, unfiltered portrait of Irish immigrant life in the Bronx ...

Fat Joe, Kenya Barris & Dominic Colón are developing a TV series based on the life of the rapper called 'The Book of Jose' ...

Wiz Khalifa released his breakout mixtape, “Kush + Orange Juice,” 15 years ago. It was a soundtrack for cool kids in 2010 with its breezy songs about girls and weed broadcast through his generously ...

While the Bronx is known as the birthplace of Hip Hop, Elena Martinez also says it’s home to many other genres like traditional West African music and Latin jazz. Martinez is the Co-Artistic Director ...

It’s less likely the track signals some kind of cultural shift in the Coalition, and more likely it shows a high level of ...

Fat Joe and Starz are teaming up once again for a series about the Bronx rapper’s life.

The electronic music pioneers are playing a rare show in Phoenix at the Orpheum Theatre. Here's why their sound is timeless.