Articles & Reviews How the death of the hip-hop DJ spawned the superstar rapper This article was originally published by The Conversation in Nov. 2017, but is still relevant today. Since the inception of hip-hop culture, the DJ... The ConversationFebruary 8, 2022
Articles & Reviews Hip-hop holiday signals a turning point in education for a music form that began at a back-to-school party in the Bronx Whenever I teach courses on hip-hop at the University of Virginia, I provide a brief overview of where hip-hop music began. One of the... The ConversationAugust 10, 2021
News Hip-hop celebrates its birth in the South Bronx 47 years ago today Happy Birthday Hip-Hop! Back on August 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc threw a “Back to School Jam” in The Bronx inside the recreation room... @HipHopCanadaAugust 11, 2020