When Is Hip-Hop's 50th Anniversary?
Hip-hop and you don't stop.
DJ Kool Herc
Hip-Hop Is an Official Holiday in the U.S.
Hip-hop and you don't stop.
Greatest Hip-Hop DJs of All-Time
In celebration of their contributions to the culture, here are the greatest DJs in hip-hop history that every rap fan should know.
Google’s New Doodle Celebrates the 44th Anniversary of Hip-Hop
A fitting tribute, to say the least.
Global Hip Hop Day to Launch in the Bronx
DJ Kool Herc will be on hand for the official proclamation ceremony on June 8.
DJ Kool Herc DJs The "Rec Room Party": Today in Hip-Hop
A pivotal moment that is credited with the birth of hip-hop.
DJ Kool Herc, Marley Marl And Others Join Forces For A Month Long Event In Queens
Hip-hop pioneers DJ Kool Herc, Marley Marl and The Zulu Nation along with others are banning together for a month-long event called the 31 Days of Non Stop Hip-Hop. The Queens Library project will run during the month of May allowing fans to meet the some of hip-hop’s founding fathers as well as learn more about the art form...
‘Good Day New York’ Celebrates The 40 Years Of Hip-Hop
Good Day New York commemorated the 40 years of hip-hop on Thursday morning with host Lisa Evers. The newscast started with a look at the history of the culture, which not only includes rapping and DJing, but also break dancing and graffiti art...
The Ten Most Important Songs Of Hip-Hop’s First Decade
On August 11, 2013, hip-hop music celebrated the 40th anniversary of the day Kool Herc dragged his turntables and records to a Bronx recreation area and spun discs in an entirely different way than most had ever heard. In addition, when his homeboy Coke La Rock started talking trash into a microphone left on the table, the beautiful dynamic between DJ and MC blossomed to the beat...
DJ Kool Herc And Friends Celebrate Hip-Hop’s 40th
New York City’s SummerStage commemorated 40 years of hip-hop yesterday (August 10) with a jam-packed free show in Central Park. Part of SummerStage’s “This is Hip-Hop” series, the birthday bash featured and honored DJ Kool Herc, the legendary Bronx DJ and founder of hip-hop culture...
Today In Hip-Hop: Hip-Hop Turns 40
On this day, August 11, in hip-hop history...
1973: Cindy Campbell, an entrepreneurial young girl living in the South Bronx, was looking to scrape together some extra cash to go shopping for a new wardrobe for the upcoming school year. Cindy had used her modest paycheck from a summer job to put a deposit down on a nondescript recreation room in the basement of the nondescript apartment building s