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 ...

Beyond the decks, Kay Slay was a personality—his voice a fixture on NYC’s Hot 97 and Shade 45’s Street Sweepers Radio, where he continued to champion lyricism and street narratives long after the ...

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

While rap as a long and storied history in Black American heritage, one iconic sportsman of the 1960s has been credited with influencing the hip hop artform.

Originally from Queens and raised in Brooklyn, Phade found the art of graffiti in the early '70s, playing shadow to his older ...

Limassol’s city centre is about to burst into colour, rhythm and creativity once more as the Street Life Festival returns for ...

RZA also explained how hip-hop beef is valuable for the culture. "It's valuable in hip ... we challenge who can make the best graffiti tag." He continued, "It's good for the sport when there's ...

Wendy Petrie touches down in Texas on a mission to discover all the best things to see and do in Houston. Spoiler alert: Nasa ...

His deep-seated passion for the genre then saw him dabbling in various elements of hip hop culture, including breakdancing and graffiti art. However, it was rapping that resonated most profoundly with ...

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

Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school’s “first” hip-hop ...