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Review: DJ Cassidy recruited hip-hop luminaries like Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Rakim and Big Daddy Kane for a live […] The post DJ Cassidy celebrates hip-hop’s 50th with star-studded ‘Pass the Mic Live!’ in New York City appeared first on TheGrio.

TheGrio reviews DJ Cassidy's "Pass the Mic Live!" at Radio City Music Hall in New York, featuring Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick and more.

Discover the exciting lineup and immersive experiences of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Fall 2023 Hip Hop Culture Season. From electrifying concerts to groundbreaking exhibitions, this season promises to showcase the best of hip hop culture. Immerse yourself in the world of hip hop at the iconic Kennedy Center.

Chris Frantz has been essential in the shaping of music for the last four decades. In the ‘80s it was through the emergence of new wave with his seminal group, Talking Heads. In the ‘90s it was through the extensive sampling of his influential side-project-turned-main-project, Tom Tom Club, particularly 1981’s “Genius of Love.” Inarguably the … Tom Tom Club’s Chris Frantz on Paris, Pizza & Other Alt Essentials Read More » The post Tom Tom Club’s Chris Frantz on Paris, Pizza ...

In 1983 Doug Wimbish was asked to recreate a bassline that was tearing up NYC clubs. Transformed into White Lines (Don’t Do It) it became an enormous worldwide hit – but the original creators never re

The syllables started popping up soon after the genre was invented at a South Bronx party 50 years ago

Beneath the 8 million stories in the culture's birthplace lies a bigger one: the story of American Blackness, which crystallized in a music that can't and won't stop growing.

Beneath the 8 million stories in the culture's birthplace lies a bigger one: the story of American Blackness, which crystallized in a music that can't and won't stop growing.

Beneath the 8 million stories in the culture's birthplace lies a bigger one: the story of American Blackness, which crystallized in a music that can't and won't stop growing.

Beneath the 8 million stories in the culture's birthplace lies a bigger one: the story of American Blackness, which crystallized in a music that can't and won't stop growing.