On this date in 1956, one of Hip Hop’s original gatekeepers, Fred Crute aka Kool DJ Red Alert, was born on the Caribbean island of Antigua. Red Alert, a Hampton University alumnus, has become one of ...

The induction isn’t just a one-night celebration like past events. For the first time ever, the Museum is launching a full week of interactive and all-ages events from August 18 to 22. The programming ...

NEW YORK - On Friday, hip-hop legend Kool DJ Red Alert was honored with his own statue in his home neighborhood as part of the ongoing Harlem Sculpture Gardens exhibit. Kool DJ Red Alert himself was ...

'Thank you for believing in me and embracing me for what I've been doing' Legendary hip-hop DJ Kool DJ Red Alert, who is commemorating 40 years in radio, was honored with a statute in Harlem, New York ...

In October of 1983, Kool DJ Red Alert broadcast his first rap radio show on Kiss-FM. It would soon bloom into an essential listening session for hip-hop junkies, a jump-off point for upcoming artists, ...

After 30 years of broadcasting at 98.7, Kiss-FM went dark over the weekend, shuttling a few of its personalities to its longtime rival WBLS-FM to make room for ESPN Radio’s move to the FM band. To ...

For monthly fixes of partying to the sounds of some of hip-hop’s most famed DJs, like DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Young Guru, Ali Shaheed Muhammad or Spinderella, the usual prescription has been 9th Wonder ...