And while the specific sneakers may have changed, shoes are still an incredibly important part of the culture. These are the ...

Check them out below. Hip Hop was born in August 1973 when DJ Kool Herc and his sister organized the Back To School Jam at ...

Google is celebrating the history of hip hop with -- what else -- a seriously cool Google Doodle. The interactive Doodle commemorates the 44th anniversary of the party where DJ Kool Herc is ...

For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned to the ...

For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned ...

go ahead and wish hip-hop a happy birthday. It’s been about five decades since that fateful day — Aug. 11, 1973 — when DJ Kool Herc lugged two turntables into a Bronx apartment building rec ...

“We didn’t call it... Hip-hop has come a long way since DJ Kool Herc started isolating funk-record instrumental breaks to make Bronx dance parties even more danceable. Along the way, it ...

For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned ...