Lovers of neck-breaking beats and rapid rhyme schemes rejoice: your weekend is about to get a whole lot funkier thanks to a newly-recovered tape recording of classic NYC hip-hop radio programming. The ...

You simply can’t get a party started today without a ready dose of New York hip-hop. The pithy candor of Ice Spice promises an intense, caption-rich anthem. Cash Cobain pushes boundaries with his ...

My cheesy claim to hip hop fame is that I still know all the words to “Rapper’s Delight,” even the verses that Big Bank Hank allegedly stole from rap legend Grandmaster Caz, but that’s another story.

Hip-hop turns 50 this year and lines to celebrate are around the block. Museum displays, high-profile tributes, documentaries − the music genre born of the Boogie Down Bronx is celebrating half a ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Hip Hop started out in the parks and traveled far beyond the Boogie Down Bronx - lifting up underserved voices, transforming culture, and inspiring generations along the way. While ...

At a party in the Bronx fifty years ago, DJ Kool Herc was in charge of the music. That night, he tried something new. Instead of playing songs straight through, he played the instrumental parts while ...

New Yorkers everywhere know Jadakiss as one of the biggest icons on the NYC hip-hop scene who reps the greatest city in the ...

New books collecting objects central to rap’s physical history demonstrate the importance of celebrating these relics before they vanish. Credit... Supported by By Jon Caramanica For the last year, ...