In the summer of 1973, block parties were taking over New York’s Bronx borough as Black and brown youth were coming together to celebrate culture, community and a new genre of music: hip-hop. Born as ...

The phenomenon has threaded through society since it was born in the Bronx in 1973. Hip-hop is on radio, television, fashion and sports arenas. This year the movement is celebrating a special birthday ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Hip Hop started out in the parks and traveled far beyond the Boogie Down Bronx - lifting up underserved voices, transforming culture, and inspiring generations along the way. While ...

Fifty years ago this month, some teenagers threw a back-to-school party in the Bronx. Today that party is considered by many "the birth of hip-hop." SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Hip-hop has a big birthday next ...

It’s an afternoon in July 2023, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in his element. Standing at a podium at the foot of the marble staircase in New York’s City Hall, the Mayor is flanked by staffers ...

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This article explores Afrika Bambaataa’s upbringing in the Bronx, his role in the establishment of the Zulu Nation and his impact on Hip-Hop. However, it is equally important to address the sexual ...

“So, when did you fall in love with Hip Hop?” is a question that Sidney (Sanaa Lathan), a Hip Hop journalist, poses at the very beginning of the 2002 film, Brown Sugar. And, consequently, everyone ...

This year, the world is celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, one of the most significant cultural movements of the 20th century. Although there’s no exact date for the birth of hip-hop — and ...