Join dancer and choreographer Arianna Davis to learn some '90s hip-hop dance moves with class members Lilian Gonzalez and Rehima Jordan. Get ready to break down and drill fun '90s moves like the ...

The late summer months of August and September celebrate both the anniversary of hip-hop as well as Hispanic heritage, a fitting combination since Hispanic culture and sound have had a significant ...

The U.S. premiere of U.K. hip-hop dance theater company, Boy Blue, brought energy, rhythm and artistry to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater last weekend with Cycles. The show served as an ...

As the 50th year of hip-hop comes to a close, the AFRO salutes the pioneers of hip-hop and those who have sustained the genre for 50 years and those who carry it into the future. Started on Aug. 11, ...

Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th birthday. It started with a back-to-school party on August 11, 1973, in The Bronx. Clive Campbell, known as DJ Kool Herc, improvised and played snippets in a loop on ...

The journey of hip-hop music spans a remarkable and multifaceted history, captivating audiences for over five decades. Let’s talk about hip-hop, a music genre that emerged in the United States in the ...

Crafting infectious hits that stay on repeat has evolved greatly in Hip-Hop’s 50 years of existence. Before we had drum machines, DJ Kool Herc unknowingly sparked a revolution while spinning records ...

Hip-hop’s 50th birthday is Friday, with concerts and other events scheduled in cities nationwide this weekend and beyond, but more than music, scholars who have studied the genre say, it’s a cultural ...

Hip-Hop today is a global culture that has changed music, dance, fashion, language —and even politics. But where did this worldwide cultural movement begin? We trace hip-hop back to its humble ...

While deejaying his sister’s birthday party, DJ Kool Herc tried something unheard of at the time: He extended an instrumental break from James Brown’s “Give It Up or Turnit a Loose” and began rapping ...