And the thundering Roland beat on “P.S.K.” is one of the most recognizable rhythm tracks of ‘80s hip-hop, sampled and interpolated by everyone from the Notorious B.I.G. and Eminem to DJ ...

In the '80s ... When hip-hop emerged, it had an urgency and power that set it apart from the pop that dominated the charts, but there was one noticeable flaw: The music was largely made by ...

John Harrington, co-founder and longtime organizer of Paint Louis, remembers growing up in the St. Louis hip-hop scene. Anyone who was considered atypical in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s ... termed ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

At KDAY 1580 in Los Angeles in the early ’80s, Greg Mack became one of the first radio DJs to play hip-hop, launching the careers of several luminaries. He has been on the air 48 years and is ...