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, ...
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 ...
“So, when did you fall in love with Hip Hop?” is a question that Sidney (Sanaa Lathan), a Hip Hop journalist, poses at the very beginning of the 2002 film, Brown Sugar. And, consequently, everyone ...
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 ...
IDEA GENERATION is back for Season 4 with the most important voice in hip-hop media: Joe Budden. From his career as a rapper, ...