An Illustrated Boombox Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Dorothy released "Inside Information" an illustrated boombox print that celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
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Dorothy released "Inside Information" an illustrated boombox print that celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
DJ Kool Herc, whose “Back to School” jam sparked Hip-Hop as a movement, will be honored by his native land, Jamaica, with its highest award.
Scores of people around the world have used hip-hop as a creative outlet, and in some cases a new lease on life, whether it be as a rapper, songwriter, musician, producer or as a devout listener.
Fifty years after it was created in New York City’s Bronx borough, hip hop is a multi-billion dollar industry that doubles as a powerful political tool for Black Americans. The music for a half-century has highlighted the experiences that Black, Brown and poor people face in America, and has operated as a breaking news service…
August 11 will mark 50 years of the cultural phenomenon known as hip-hop. According to several sources, the birth of hip-hop was on August 11, 1973, when Clive Campbell, aka