Doug E. Fresh, often hailed as “The Original Human Beatbox,” helped popularize vocal percussion in Hip-Hop. Slick Rick, born ...

DJs from all over the D.C. area celebrated Montgomery County’s “Vinyl Day” Saturday at the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library in Silver Spring, Maryland.

As hip-hop gained popularity in the 1980s, the art of the DJ spread beyond the Bronx and found its way into mainstream culture. DJs were no longer just playing records, but also took center stage ...

“As a 10-year-old DJ, I grew up idolizing every single one of these legendary hip-hop heavyweights,” DJ Cassidy said. “Their records were my first pieces of vinyl. Their posters were on my wall.

By digging through the proverbial haystack of DJ needles at The Stack, you’ll find more than vinyl that weighs a ton—you’ll tap into a diverse lineage of West Coast hip-hop and funk innovation.

From the streets of Amityville, Ya Boi L.I.V.E. and Natti Kasablanka—aka Tha New LI—are bringing back Long Island’s hip-hop ...

How vinyl editions of mixtapes reveal the conflict at the heart of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary Pressing altered versions of classic projects into boutique collector’s items sends a fuzzy ...

Born in 1973, the same year as hip-hop’s documented birth, Mars’s connection to music started early. His first vinyl purchases in the early ’80s – Africa Bambaataa‘s “Planet Rock ...

Hip-hop pioneer DJ Kool Herc will be inducted into the Rock & Rock Hall of Fame this November in ceremonies at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. He will receive Rock Hall’s Musical Influence ...