On this day in 1955, Clive Campbell—better known to the world as DJ Kool Herc—was born in Kingston, Jamaica. At the age of 12, he relocated with his family to the Bronx, New York, where his influence ...

On this day, we honor the birthday of a true pioneer—Coke La Rock, widely recognized as the first emcee in Hip Hop history. “Now way back in the days when hip-hop began With Coke La Rock, Kool Herc, ...

For a Black kid from the South, Outkast changed everything about how I viewed hip-hop and music and informed my musical growth.

This decision is also a nod to DJ Kool Herc, who used hand-written flyers to advertise the first hip-hop party at 1520 Sedwick Avenue in the Bronx on August 11, 1973. ‘I couldn’t be prouder’ The final ...

Who is the father of hip-hop? DJ Kool Herc, born Clive Campbell, is widely recognized as the father of hip-hop. In the early 1970s, his unique DJing style at Bronx block parties, especially ...

There was a level of danger, flyness and flossing before it was ever a thing and floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall speakers.

You can't hide truth from kids, and I can't imagine teaching without authors such as August Wilson, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Maya Angelou, MLK, DJ Kool Herc. That's when I don't know, sorry, Charlie ...

Through DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, De La Soul and – most infamously – the Fugees, British funk-meets-psych outfit Cymande gained cult status in the ’80s and ’90s after dissolving ...

It’s now over 50 years ago that Kool Herc’s idiosyncratic DJ style birthed hip-hop. Raiding funk, soul and R&B’s rich litany of records and hit singles, his characterful technique of extending a ...