Kool Herc is widely credited with developing the ... record of the period because its use of scratching established the DJ as one of the key pillars of the song. The 1990s saw an increase ...

At the centre of hip-hop's essential mid-1980s commercial transition, Def Jam Recordings founder Rick Rubin was eager for one artist to join his new label.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, with a legendary DJ Kool Herc party in the Bronx on August 11, 1973 commonly cited as its glorious moment of ...

Breaking originated in the Bronx in the 1970s. DJ Kool Herc realized that people tend to dance with more energy during the instrumental section songs, also known as the "break." He then created the ...