Topic: Kool Herc
In Prince's eyes, rappers' emphasis on riches rather than love for the genre hurt hip-hop.. "I think hip-hop is lacking genuine love," Paul told...
1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx a.k.a. the Birthplace Of Hip-Hop is facing foreclosure.. . According to reports, the one-time home to DJ Kool...
New York, NY, October 07, 2011 -(PR.com)- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) President Alan D. Aviles today announced the second...
It's not just the colorful procession of costumes and rhythmic Caribbean music that consistently attracts millions of spectators to West Indian...
Tweet More ideas from Spooky . Question: How is DJ'ing an art form? DJ Spooky: Well let's look like back at the history of the idea of the record...
Boogie believes Lennon should recieve accolades as a hip-hop pioneer, in the same regard as DJ Kool Herc.. "He's really had a big impact on...
Imagine the musical landscape without hip-hop.. . Imagine going to a club or party and not hearing the beat drop or DJ do his thing.. . Doesn't...
Hip Hop is both a musical form and a set of cultural practices that includes rap music . The cultural aspect of Hip Hop is seen in the fashion , dance , speech and art associated with the music. It was first introduced in the ...
Rap music, or better yet the rap culture today, is a part of American history . In the early 70's when disco was the genre of choice, it seemed for America, in South Bronx. A young Kool Herc wanted incorporate rehearsed words ...
During the early to mid '70s, visionaries like Kool DJ Herc introduced new ideas to the way music was played. Like some other music-loving bredren and sistren' along with myself, Kool DJ Herc was born in Kingston, Jamaica. With a sound system ...
