It’s impossible to overlook hip-hop’s profound impact on the global music landscape as it celebrates its 50th year. Beyond its birthplace in the Bronx, New York, this genre has transcended borders, ...

Tomorrow, Aug. 11, the hip-hop world will celebrate 50 years of rap music, five decades removed from DJ Kool Herc’s 1973 “Back To School Jam” in the South Bronx that helped to christen the genre.

CLEVELAND — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is celebrating 50 years of hip-hop music with an impressive exhibit highlighting important moments in history of the genre, but how was it determined that ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

Hip-hop began in an apartment rec room in the Bronx in the summer of 1973, when teenager Clive Campbell, aka DJ Kool Herc, threw a back-to-school party and introduced a new way of making music. Fifty ...

Hip-hop recently celebrated its 50th birthday, providing a perfect opportunity to decide if we currently recognize the global genre as a friend or a foe. As I engaged in various commemorative ...

Hip Hop Hooray! Tucked into the just-approved massive $269 billion state budget is a $1 million line item providing operating ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- A little over 40 years ago Daniel Day, better known as Dapper Dan put his own spin on fashion and forever changed the fabric of hip-hop. From the beat to the rapid-fire lyrics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hip Hop was formed on the streets of New York City over half a century ago, and since then, it’s taken over the globe and pervaded ...

Hip-hop has a rich history filled with pioneers that, time and time again, take their turn recreating the definition of the genre in their own image, including Public Enemy, Biggie Smalls and Kendrick ...

Hip-hop’s origins in African American, Afro-Caribbean, and Latino communities have made it a natural driver of cross-genre collaboration and cultural exchange. From its Bronx block party beginnings to ...