Looking at the flier for what’s considered your first party is a trip. Across the top of what essentially looks like a weathered index card reads, “A DJ Kool Herc Party” written in block-lettered wild ...

Today, we celebrate the 57th birthday of one of hip hop’s most respected lyricists and a cornerstone of the golden era sound; CL Smooth. Born Corey Brent Penn Sr. on October 8, 1968, the New Rochelle, ...

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A very big Happy Birthday shout-out goes out to Hip-Hop legend and actor Redman. The Newark, NJ bred veteran turns a half-century today and is showing no signs of slowing down; his progress of ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Hip Hop was born 50 years ago on August 11. Since then, it's created some of the biggest stars in the world. While New York is credited with introducing the genre to the world, ...

It’s hard to believe it has only been 50 years since hip-hop was created in its homeland, Bronx, NY. The first ever hip-hop song has not been traced to one person, but is instead credited to several ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- This week is the 50th anniversary of hip hop. While the genre was born in The Bronx, New York, Philadelphia played a role in crafting its legacy. Parry P is an icon of ...

Just like rock ’n’ roll used to do. And just like what happened with rock ’n’ roll, hip-hop spread worldwide and wound up largely commodified for the masses such that it has in multiple ways lost that ...

Hip-Hop Legend Celebrates 56th Birthday in Unexpectedly Groovy Way originally appeared on Parade. Happy Birthday, RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan! Anastasio also met up with RZA backstage. The Phish frontman ...

Against all odds, hip hop—the genre that seemed, for those who came of age in the 1980s or 90s, to have been handed down from the heavens to exasperate or frighten your Baby Boomer parents—has grown ...