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NEW YORK -- The 50th anniversary of hip-hop has been celebrated in grand style throughout the year, with once-in-a-lifetime concerts and commemorations. This week, CBS New York is happy to be part ...
So on this episode, we're digging into the history of hip hop and how it's been co-opted. The legend goes that on a sweaty August night in 1973, there was a block party in the South Bronx where ...
It was once believed that rap and hip-hop would be a passing fad, yet those genres along with R&B have dominated the last decade of music, with people betting big on the future worth of nostalgia ...
Hip-hop may belong to the world now, but there’s little question that the sound and culture that took over the world had its start in the New York City borough of the Bronx in the summer of 1973 ...
2024 has been a big year in hip-hop, and thanks in part to the return of some of hip-hop's biggest names, the sales numbers are turning up. Tyler, The Creator's Chromakopia album produced big ...
Hip-hop entrepreneur Percy “Master P” Miller announced his retirement from the music industry after a groundbreaking career spanning more than three decades. The No Limit Records founder will ...
That’s when he found “true freedom” in his art. Green is the artist-in-residence for a new hip-hop and R&B concentration at the University of Saint Francis. The class began this year and ...