5 Grammys and one Emmy in… Robert Glasper deserves all his flowers. Born in Houston, Texas, the songwriter, producer, pianist, and musical arranger is the true definition of someone who lives, ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Hip Hop was born 50 years ago on August 11. Since then, it's created some of the biggest stars in the world. While New York is credited with introducing the genre to the world, ...
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, it is crucial to set the record straight about its origins. Despite the genre’s massive influence and global reach, there are still many misconceptions ...
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 ...
The book takes middle school readers on a journey through 50 years of music history. 'A Child's Introduction to Hip-Hop' teaches kids the rich cultural history of the genre Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd ...
Introduction / by DJ Kool Herc -- Prelude -- Necropolis : the Bronx and the politics of abandonment -- Sipple out deh : Jamaica's roots generation and the cultural turn -- Blood and fire, with ...
“The smooth criminal on beat breaks / Never put me in your box if your shit eats tapes,” rapped Nas on his 1994 classic “N.Y. State of Mind.” Like other underground genres that hit their stride in the ...