DJ Kool Herc was born Clive Campbell on April 16, 1955, in Kingston, Jamaica. He grew up immersed in the vibrant Jamaican sound system culture before moving with his family to the Bronx, New York, in ...

Hip-hop never played it safe. From the start, it rewarded the kid who tried a new break, cut the beat longer, or said the thing everyone else was afraid to say. That spirit wasn’t reckless. It was ...

Cardi B’s personal and professional challenges in its title. Her marital strife was so out in the open that Offset released a song complaining about his superstar wife preferring Nobu to cooking. A ...

Successful hip-hop is more than beats and rhymes. It’s a storytelling medium that allows rappers to talk about life’s tragedies and triumphs. Skilled rappers should carry you along the ...

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It was poetry laid over beats, a soundtrack to survival. At the heart of it was DJ Kool Herc, a Jamaican immigrant whose iconic “breakbeat” technique—looping instrumental segments—ignited the birth of ...

Some astrophysicists believe that the universe existed before the big bang, but if you reject that hypothesis, go ahead and wish hip-hop a happy birthday. It’s been about five decades since that ...

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There’s a new elevated crime drama coming soon from a familiar pedigree. MGM+’s new crime drama, Hotel Cocaine, takes audiences into Miami’s tumultuous cocaine era of the 1970s and ’80s. From the ...

That's all I can see that. It's *** party. Just add *** little competitive environment to it. And you got yourself *** battle from block parties in the Bronx to the international stage. Breaking has ...