“The Message” is often credited with stretching what hip-hop could be — not just party music but also social commentary. Big Daddy Kane, Daddy-O of Stetsasonic and longtime hip-hop promoter Charlie ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song written by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith. While Brazil’s contemporary baile funk scene is one of the most boundary-pushing and forward-thinking ...

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In this post, DJ Kool Herc’s contributions to hip-hop are explored, from his innovative techniques as a DJ to his role in popularizing breakbeats and MCing. It also mentions the challenges he faced ...

On August 11, 1973, Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. Her brother Clive, better known as DJ Kool Herc, was enlisted to DJ, and he used the occasion to ...

Hip-hop pioneer DJ Mark the 45 King, whose iconic tracks have been sampled repeatedly by the music genre, has died. He was 62. The record producer’s manager confirmed Thursday in an e-mail to The ...

Dion “Devious” Norman grew up in Hollygrove as hip-hop started to take hold of New Orleans, giving him a front-row seat to early groups like the Ninja Crew and dance crews like the Hollygrove Creepers ...