“This is black culture,” said Nick Gates, who is co-teaching hip-hop at COCA (Center for Creative Arts) in University City this summer. “A lot of black youth don’t know about the four elements of ...

Hip-hop was born 50 years ago in the Bronx, just north of Yankee Stadium. Friday, September 1, 2023 BRONX, New York -- It was 50 years ago in an apartment building in the Bronx, about a mile and a ...

BRONX, New York (WABC) -- Hip hop history is so important to both artists and fans. In fact, "knowledge" is one of the so-called five pillars of hip-hop. The others are MCing, DJing, breakdancing, and ...

Attendees showcase their graffiti art at the first annual FAM JAM in August 2023. Held in honor of Hip-Hop Appreciation Week, the event will showcase the five elements of hip-hop culture – djaying, ...

Big Daddy Kane recently caught up with J. Cole to chop it up about the art of MCing and after the interview told the North Carolina rapper that he was his current favorite MC and that the Dreamville ...

The integration of hip hop culture into the world of sports has created a dynamic and influential relationship. Hip hop culture originated in the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s. DJ Kool Herc, often ...

CLEVELAND — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is celebrating 50 years of hip-hop music with an impressive exhibit highlighting important moments in history of the genre, but how was it determined that ...

BRONX, New York -- It was 50 years ago in an apartment building in the Bronx, about a mile and a half north of Yankee Stadium that hip hop was born. That is where Clive Campbell, better known as DJ ...