DJ Polo, best known as half of the prominent 1980s rap duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, died on Saturday, July 27. He was 63. “It is with a heavy heart we mourn the loss of my father, the incredible DJ Polo, ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

Alvin Jones talks about the legacy of BET's Rap City and hip-hop's lasting influence on the world. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News: photos: Alvin Jones/Rhodman Enterprises) "Everybody thought hip-hop ...

Even before they released their debut single in 1983, one of Boston’s first hip-hop groups suspected they might have some trouble getting noticed. They were, after all, living in the shadow of New ...

Hip hop has never been just one sound — it’s a collection of styles that grew from the streets into global movements. From the simple rhymes of Old Skool Rap to the raw edge of Hardcore and Gangsta ...

Roxanne Shanté, who made history as the first solo female MC in hip hop in the 1980s, made history again last week as the first solo female rapper to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the ...

NEW YORK (AP) - One of the founding members of the 1980s hip hop group Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five was arrested in New York in connection with the fatal stabbing of a homeless man, police ...

One of the world's foremost collectors of all things hip hop, DJ Ross One presents - for the first time ever his much sought after collection of T-shirts in this lushly produced and detailed catalogue ...

Kurtis Blow's 1984 classic "Basketball" was not just about his personal love for the game, but an expression of solidarity between the game and rap. Since hip hop came onto the scene in 1973, its ...