DJ Kool Herc is captured at full-length, leaning against the sound system he put together with his arms crossed. He is wearing a blue color shirt with printed-on white building graphic, dark blue ...

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The new trailer for Hip-Hop Was Born Here fittingly begins at the actual birthplace of hip-hop, with LL Cool J making a pilgrimage to the Bronx park where DJ Kool Herc set up his equipment and ...

The five-part docuseries will feature interviews with luminaries like Method Man, Grandmaster Caz, Roxanne Shante, Big Daddy Kane, and more ...

Cipha Sounds helped turn a party sound into a global icon, blending Jamaican dancehall roots with hip hop radio style to shape the way generations recognize energy in music.

Find out why Go to Sleep is one of Eminem’s most talked-about tracks, featuring DMX and Obie Trice on a powerful beat.

K-Cut and Sir Scratch from the group and Large Professor (formerly of the group) appear in Duke’s film among other greats, ...

06-25-2025 DESIGN DJ Mustard just created Heinz’s first new mustard in a decade The limited-edition flavor is a honey chipotle mustard, handpicked by Mustard himself.

Infamous producer Solar is suing DJ Premier over Gang Starr royalties and trademarks and attempting to take control of the name.

On June 26, at the National Museum of African-American Music, Kenny Sharp & Brown Liquor Music played a stellar set of R&B-influenced songs.

How could a show about such an outsize hero as Hercules be so lame? That’s the question hovering over a Disney-backed musical that arrived at the Theater Royal, Drury Lane, in London on Tuesday ...