Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty years ago, during a party at an apartment building in the Bronx, hip-hop was born. That seminal night sparked a globally ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the chronicles of Hip Hop, the tale of the DJs who formed the genre's foundation is a significant but frequently ignored ...

Raj Smoove grew up surrounded by great New Orleans musicians. His father, Roger Dickerson Sr., is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated pianist and now retired educator who introduced his son to Allen and Reggie ...

As a freshman sociology major at New York University in 2000, DJ Cassidy — young enough already at 18, but looking “like I was 8” — got his big break one slow, rainy night at the club Lotus in NYC’s ...

DJ Unk, whose real name was Anthony Platt, has sadly passed away, as confirmed by a heartfelt social media post from his wife, Sherkita Long-Platt. Reports indicate that he was either 42 or 43 years ...

In the late-’90s and early-2000s, Soul 2 Soul on Thursday nights at the House of Blues was “like the biggest cornerstone of New Orleans hip-hop in that era,” says Raj Smoove. The New Orleans DJ and ...

'I’ll catch y’all on the flip side,' said the Grammy-winning rapper.

Today, on the 50th anniversary of the genre, we’ve put together a roundup of 50 of the most successful hip-hop artists-turned-entrepreneurs. The “Empire State of Mind” rapper became the first hip-hop ...

Anthony Leonard Platt, also known as DJ Unk, passed away on Jan. 24. DJ Unk rose to fame in the mid-2000s with his breakout hit 'Walk It Out,' which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. His ...

Sprite’s The Living Tracklist campaign highlights six decades of hip-hop music with 26 limited edition collectible packaging.

Black DJs helped craft music culture. Black disc jockeys have crafted music culture through their ear for sound, crowd control, and the creation of atmosphere, long before automated playlists and ...