On March 5, 1991, Boston’s own Ed O.G. and Da Bulldogs delivered one of the most authentic and socially grounded debuts of ...

Salt-N-Pepa at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony (Photo credit: Nagashia Jackson) Salt-N-Pepa, a name that symbolizes their spicy and bold approach to music, emerged from Queens, New York, in 1986 ...

The glass ceiling in hip-hop remains to be broken. Back in the day, artists such as Queen Latifah and MC Lyte rocked the mike as hip-hop spread from the underground to the mainstream, and Denverite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VJ Ralph McDaniels at work lining up a music video for his show, "Video Music Box" on WNYC-TV on January 7, 1988, in New York City ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Chicago icon Common released his fifth studio album Electric Circus, a project that still divides fans but has earned lasting respect for its ambition and bravery.

Introduction / Nelson George -- Players -- Rocking : gang culture and the beginnings of hip-hop -- Forefathers : B-boy and DJ culture in the Bronx -- MCs take the stage : the rise of MC crews -- ...

Hip-hop's origins are often summed up with the phrase “making something out of nothing,” though it may be more accurate to say hip-hop was makeshift out of necessity. In the socioeconomic context of ...

On Friday, March 6, visitors to Kalamazoo Central High School can attend the second annual Symphonic Beats concert featuring ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school’s “first” hip-hop professor. Even if the job title and the historic nature of the ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego. It's Andrew Bowen in for Jade Hindman on today's show. November is National Hip Hop History Month , and if you didn't know , San Diego has a thriving hip hop scene , we'll ...

The 1980s were a decade when artists pushed boundaries and challenged social norms through provocative lyrics. While some tracks became cultural touchstones that sparked important conversations about ...

MADISON — The Wisconsin Historical Society has reopened and expanded its hip hop exhibit for Black History Month, offering visitors a deeper look into more than five decades of hip hop culture in ...