Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was 1985. Hip-hop was entering its golden era, and Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh were putting on what they called "The Show." On ...

Questlove, the accomplished musician, filmmaker and author, most recently of “Hip-Hop Is History,” is no doubt aware that his title cuts more than one way. It indicates both that hip-hop is a ...

This year, the musical, cultural, political and economic phenomenon that is hip-hop officially turned 50, with hip-hop’s origin traced back to a back-to-school party in the Bronx on August 11, 1973.

Ten years ago, no one could have predicted Young Money Records would have a downfall like ...

As we approach the end of Black History Month, it is essential to highlight a culture that bears an overwhelming significance amid its celebration. That culture is no other than hip-hop culture. While ...

Music has long been viewed as the voice of generations. Hip-hop is no different, giving voice to hard truths, wishful dreams, imaginative tales and in some cases, just plain nonsense. The 50-year-old ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Hip-hop transcends far beyond the music. "One person did not create this culture. It's three. Herc, Bam, and myself," said Grandmaster Flash, the founding father of Hip-hop. Joseph ...

BABY BOY AT THE PARTY. AT THE PARTY. THIS YEAR MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIP HOP. THE MILESTONE. CELEBRATE IT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH AWARD SHOW PERFORMANCES, SUMMER TOURS WITH SOME OF THE ...

Twenty two years later, Soul Plane remains one of those films that people either love, hate, or secretly quote when nobody is ...

An elegiac retelling of rap’s origins, Hip-Hop Is History also ends with a sense of hope. Buffy (Darren Robinson) of the Fat Boys in Chicago, 1985. This Juneteenth featured, among other festivities, a ...

It was 1985. Hip-hop was entering its golden era, and Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh were putting on what they called "The Show." On that single's B-side was "La Di Da Di," one of the most beloved, and ...

An elegiac retelling of rap’s origins, Hip-Hop Is History also ends with a sense of hope. This Juneteenth featured, among other festivities, a historic moment for hip-hop: a diss concert, so to speak, ...