So to suggest a Caucasian Anglo new-wave semi-boy band performed the original version of one of rap music's seminal tracks (instead of vice versa) would certainly cause hateful outbursts. When ...

Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler Hear songs from Lucy Sante ...

The Pitchfork Music Festival 2024 gears up to bring an eclectic and vibrant lineup to the heart of the city, promising a weekend brimming with musical innovation and genre-defying performances.

Grandmaster Flash is not with those who think Drake isn’t Hip-Hop. Speaking with HipHopDX on the Grammys red carpet, Flash shared his admiration for The Boy. “What I admire about Drake is he’ll rap on ...

With Westword’s Music Showcase going down this weekend, let’s take a quick look at what the last five hip-hop winners have been up to the last five years: The Pirate Signal (Yonnas and DJ A-What) who ...

It seems almost impossible that hip-hop would trace its origin back more than three decades to an engineering student with a penchant for experimenting with vinyl. Yet before he was Grandmaster Flash, ...

HACKENSACK — The Bronx may be widely known as the birthplace of hip-hop, but the genre also has deep roots in Bergen County, where the Sugarhill Gang brought the art form to the masses with “Rappers ...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Few musicians can lay claim to an innovation that has changed the face of popular culture but disc jockey Grandmaster Flash fits the bill. Sign up here. Flash, 48, was honored with ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Grandmaster Flash, one of the virtuoso creators of hip-hop and leader of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, the genre’s first act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

Hear songs from Lucy Sante’s “I Heard Her Call My Name” by ESG Public Image Ltd., the Floaters and more. By Lindsay Zoladz Songs by Labi Siffre, Bessie Banks, the Brat and more that became invested ...