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

Hip-hop has evolved from its humble beginnings in the Bronx during the 1970s to become one of the most influential cultural movements worldwide.

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 ...

NYC's DOB fined a building for a mural they claim advertises, sparking a legal battle over art and city rules at hip-hop's birthplace.

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

The iconic Bronx apartment complex, widely celebrated as the launching pad of Hip-Hop culture thanks to DJ Kool Herc’s groundbreaking 1973 party is now in legal controversy. The New York City ...

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

HIGHBRIDGE, The Bronx (PIX11) — Art versus advertising ... The Highbridge section of the borough is where hip hop began more than 50 years ago in the community room of an apartment building ...

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 ...

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 ...