When it comes to hip-hop music, the disc jockey is the heartbeat of the genre. National DJ Day is commemorated on Jan. 20 every year to celebrate the work of amateur and professional disk jockeys. A ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

Hip-hop began in 1973 Bronx as a voice against racism and inequality, rooted in DJing, rapping, dance, and graffiti. It later ...

In the chronicles of Hip Hop, the tale of the DJs who formed the genre’s foundation is a significant but frequently ignored episode. More than just record players, they were the masterminds behind a ...

“2025 exposed all our fav cool rappers besides YB n Carti n a few more as being lame asf. They just like us internet ni*gas.

August 11, 2023, will mark the 50th anniversary of the house party largely credited with the creation of hip-hop. Although the various elements of what we’ve come to know as the world’s most popular ...

In this post, DJ Kool Herc’s contributions to hip-hop are explored, from his innovative techniques as a DJ to his role in popularizing breakbeats and MCing. It also mentions the challenges he faced ...

OPINION: When Griselda’s Conway the Machine accused Funkmaster Flex and his ilk of gatekeeping, he opened up a convo about the evolution of hip-hop. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, ...

For more than 25 years, his strong voice, pop-culture-literate rhymes and rapid-fire delivery have been part of Wilmington's ...

National DJ Day is commemorated on Jan. 20 every year to celebrate the work of amateur and professional disk jockeys. A 1941 Variety Magazine first published the term disc jockey, which famous radio ...