In August 1973, the Jamaican-born Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell held his first block party in the Bronx, bringing the Jamaican sound system culture to America and inadvertently providing the first ...

From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With that said, few eras have been mined more heavily than the 1980s. With ...

While the community of hip-hop producers in Lancaster is somewhat small compared to larger cities, it is no less vibrant, and "Keystone Classics" goes a long way to show that. The greater vibe of the ...

On this date in 1985, Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons, alongside acclaimed filmmaker Michael Schultz, brought the early glory days of Def Jam Records to life with the Warner Brothers-distributed film ...

People all around the world are celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop on Aug. 11. It was on this day in 1973 that DJ Kool Herc, playing a back-to-school party in The Bronx, introduced his ...

Snoop Dogg, a man who many consider one of the greatest rappers of all time, has posted his own list of the top 10 MCs of all time. Detroit rapper Eminem didn’t make the cut. The list, which he posted ...

The Hip Hop Classic tour touches down Saturday, bringing Scarface, Slick Rick, Doug E Fresh, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane and DJ Jazzy Jeff. It’s a supernova of ’80s and ’90s beats and rhymes, featuring some ...

TODAY — Pictured: Spike Lee on Friday, January 11, 2019 — (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) *Oscar-winner Spike Lee is producing a new spin on the Romeo and Juliet tale ...

Snoop Dogg, a man who many consider one of the greatest rappers of all time, has posted his own list of the top 10 MCs of all time. The list, which he posted on Instagram, is made up of these 10 ...