A nostalgic crowd turned out to see an all-star lineup on Friday at Yankee Stadium, not far from the genre’s birthplace. Outside Yankee Stadium, where “Hip Hop 50 Live,” a 50th-anniversary concert, ...
Veteran rapper Bun B is speaking out about hip-hop’s growing generation gap, arguing that old-school rap matters now more than ever. The Houston legend says longtime fans who grew up with hip-hop ...
Morris Isby, also known as “B-boy Morris,” breakdances before the The Jam, a dance battle, at The Greathouse of Dance on Front Street in Old Sacramento, on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. Morris hopes to ...
Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up As musicians sat in position waiting for their cue, a massive ...
From block parties to Billboard charts, hip hop has never been one thing. This guide breaks down the major styles from old school pioneers and G-Funk grooves to modern-day drill, trap, and grime. A ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. “Imagine if a blue collar or middle-class sitcom dad … was cool enough to make rap music, that’s what I ...
This story corrects the day of the performances of "Hip Hop Nutcracker." It was June of 1980 when Kurtis Blow released “The Breaks,” the first rap song to be certified gold and one of the first hits ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Old School Hip Hop vs RnB concert featuring Chubb Rock is set for Saturday, Oct. 5, at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. The event is presented by On Thyme Media and will ...
DJ Polo was a part of the famed New York City hip-hop collective The Juice Crew. DJ Polo, the DJ for the hip-hop group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, has died. The sad announcement was made by DJ Polo’s ...
PEOPLE spoke with several influential artists and newcomers about hip-hop's biggest milestone to date, 50 years after it was born in the Bronx Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV ...
The Hip Hop Chip Shop, a central hub for Manchester, England's hip-hop community, seen here on March 11, 2025. (James Francis Whitehead/Courthouse News) MANCHESTER, England (CN) — When local rapper ...