Tomorrow, Aug. 11, the hip-hop world will celebrate 50 years of rap music, five decades removed from DJ Kool Herc’s 1973 “Back To School Jam” in the South Bronx that helped to christen the genre.

It’s impossible to overlook hip-hop’s profound impact on the global music landscape as it celebrates its 50th year. Beyond its birthplace in the Bronx, New York, this genre has transcended borders, ...

Bigger Than The Music Hip-hop is a full cultural movement built on four main elements: DJing, rapping, breakdancing, and graffiti art. These cornerstones made it a lifestyle rather than just a genre.

NEW YORK - This year marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, a cultural movement that began in New York City and quickly spread worldwide. Lisa Evers, a reporter for FOX 5 New York and a long-time ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hip Hop was formed on the streets of New York City over half a century ago, and since then, it’s taken over the globe and pervaded ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The hip-hop music genre turned 50 years old on Friday. At the time, music critics called it a fad. Now, it’s one of the top-selling music genres in the world. Currently, ...

New research published in the journal Psychology of Music suggests that people often form negative opinions about individuals ...

Hip-hop’s origins in African American, Afro-Caribbean, and Latino communities have made it a natural driver of cross-genre collaboration and cultural exchange. From its Bronx block party beginnings to ...

A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B. Often boosted by social media, many of them got ...

UMG fired back at Drake’s appeal, arguing his lawsuit would destroy Hip-Hop’s creative foundation built on wordplay. Drake just got absolutely demolished in court documents filed by Universal Music ...