“Whenever an art form reaches this point in age, there’s this desire to canonize it,” says Gamynne Guillotte, who co-curated the Baltimore exhibition with Asma Naeem. “Hip-hop is old ...

But how is it that hip-hop, an art form ... threw a back-to-school party at her apartment complex’s recreation center. To keep costs manageable, she had her 18-year-old brother, known for ...

We’re gonna meet a coupla old school dudes ... didn’t really like rap, but hip hop goes a lot deeper than music — it’s a lifestyle that also encompasses art, dance, and fashion.

Old School (1979 - 1984) Old school hip hop was made for dancing ... He is best known for mastering the art of sampling, or transferring snippets of songs from vinyl records into drum machines.

But the date that most folks agree on is August 11, 1973, at a back-to-school block party in the Bronx hosted by DJ Kool Herc. With that in mind, the Saint Louis Art Museum will celebrate the genre’s ...

As musicians sat in position waiting for their cue, a massive turntable sat adjacent to the conductor’s station. It was a sign of what was to come Thursday night at Stifel Theatre. The St. Louis ...

BALTIMORE — A charged, discordant energy runs through “The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century ... Air Force 1 sneakers made from old car parts by St. Louis artist ...

The tour kicks off at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts on Friday ... “I take them back to old school hip-hop,” he said. “I take them back to that time when hip-hop was very special ...

DJ Polo was a part of the famed New York City hip-hop collective The Juice Crew. DJ Polo, the DJ for the hip-hop group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, has died. The sad announcement was made by DJ Polo’s ...