Hip hop history is so important to both artists and fans. In fact, "knowledge" is one of the so-called five pillars of hip-hop. The others are MCing, DJing, breakdancing, and graffiti.

Graffiti and hip-hop culture have been intertwined since their emergence in the late 1960s and early 1970s, particularly in ...

Anyone who was into hip-hop during the 1980s and early 1990s has surely heard the name Fab Five Freddy. As a pioneer of the genre, he would go on to be one of its most popular figures — yet, he ...

Hip-hop’s early ambassador and MTV host is still igniting the culture through his art, films, and a new weed biz. ... “Graffiti artists were looking at comics, ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, KQED’s year-long exploration of Bay Area hip-hop history, with new content dropping all throughout 2023. T. he name Spie One has resonated in the ...

David Corio / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images. The first hip-hop tag came in the late 1960s, either in Philadelphia or New York City—there is some squabbling over this milestone—but New ...

B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival brings "chilled vibes" to the city from 30 May to 1 June, ... Street dance and graffiti at 10th hip-hop festival. 17 May 2025. Share Save. Caroline Gall. BBC News, West ...

Mister Cartoon, tagger turned tattooist to the stars, and Estevan Oriol, bouncer turned hip-hop documentarian, have a new Netflix film, ‘LA Originals.’ April 10, 2020 ...

Sacha Jenkins wrote and produced documentaries about Wu-Tang Clan, Rick James, and Biz Markie. Sacha Jenkins, a celebrated hip-hop journalist and documentary filmmaker who produced films about ...

Dregs One interviews Kamaiyah for his podcast, ‘History of the Bay.’ Credit: SF MVP Productions This Saturday, Oct. 19, that energy and knowledge will yet again be the driving forces behind the second ...

Sacha Jenkins, the hip-hop journalist, filmmaker, and historian who co-founded the seminal Nineties magazine Ego Trip, died on Friday. He was 53. Rolling Stone has confirmed Jenkins’ death ...

DOOM and Dingilizwe — who performed in KMD as DJ Subroc — came of age exposed to graffiti, breakdancing and deejaying in their neighborhood. They grew up alongside hip-hop.