In August 1973, the Jamaican-born Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell held his first block party in the Bronx, bringing the Jamaican sound system culture to America and inadvertently providing the first ...

The Rink, in Bergenfield, may not be the mean streets of L.A., or a burnt-out block in the Bronx. But here, too, hip-hop happened. "It was just a general rink, a skating rink, but everybody wanted to ...

For rapper Killer Mike, the ’80s was the most impactful decade of sound. Sitting down with SPIN and Bose as part of our Decades of Sound collaboration, Killer Mike shares his thoughts on the eclectic ...

“Rip to the greatest hip hop producer of all times…. Larry Smith. Produced my biggest and most significant hits.” – Rev Run He was a musician. Even today, you have beat makers and producers who are ...

The Fugees, comprising rappers Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel, successfully blended elements of reggae and R&B into ...

Salt-N-Pepa hit the 'Jennifer Hudson Show's spirit tunnel a few days after their historic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Hip-hop and rap have been driving culture in the U.S. for almost four decades now, especially in America. So why are these ...

Ahead of his Camp Flog Gnaw performance with Larry June and 2 Chainz, the Alchemist opens up about his evolution as both a ...

Back in the mid-1980s, when the world was just beginning to recognize rap music as an art form that might have some legs, one of the biggest draws on Boston’s underground scene was a DJ who had an ...

Stacker compiled a list of 26 style trends that originated or were popularized in hip-hop with the help of The Museum at FIT and other sources. - Noam Galai // Getty Images Stacker compiled a list of ...

What started out as a family tradition turned into a priority when Robert Gunn, owner of ILLY’S Fire Pizza, lost his job working for a telephone company. Robert owns the ‘80s-’90s hip hop-themed pizza ...