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

Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's ...

TEC Leimert, a local non-profit, teamed up with Serato and Undefeated to host a free beat making workshop called the Audio ...

B reakdancing, graffiti art, and the unmistakable beats of hip-hop took center stage at the inaugural San Francisco Hip Hop Festival this weekend, as artists and fans gathered at The Midway in Bayview ...

Funk Flex is more than just a DJ– he’s a hip-hop institution, a radio and club mainstay who has helped break some of New York ...

Also on Saturday, Jeezy and his Street Dreamz Foundation are set to distribute school supplies, health resources, and 25,000 ...

On Saturday, Feb. 8, Hip Hop Canvas: Beats, Art & Fashion blended dance, singing, music, fashion, visual art and poetry into a celebration of Black History Month at 9 p.m.

As hip-hop gained popularity in the 1980s, the art of the DJ spread beyond the Bronx and found its way into mainstream culture. DJs were no longer just playing records, but also took center stage ...

The Bronx native will deliver his "Introduction to Hip Hop" lecture at the Rock Hall before performing with DJ Cash Money at ...

Harris’ embrace of hip-hop culture is reminiscent of President Barack Obama, who famously shared his love for artists like JAY-Z and Kendrick Lamar.

This summer, Chicago will experience a transformative cultural event when the IBUKUN Hip-Hop Art & Culture Fest launches on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at ...

The birth of the art form that became hip-hop is traced back, in music legend, to a party in the South Bronx, some 50 years ago. DJ Kool Herc spun his turntables on August 11, 1973, introducing a ...