There's nothing more hip-hop than taking the remnants of something, re-purposing it and putting your own unique spin on it, a concept that has powered the culture since its inception. What began as ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... History of hip hop, bottle style The history of hip hop has never sounded so whimsical.A Danish group known as The Bottle Boys created a mashup of hip hop's ...

Each student brings a unique artistic aesthetic to Peabody, home of the first conservatory program in the world offering ...

Generally speaking, when you think of performers who use stringed instruments such as the viola or violin, you likely picture stuffy aging white men, seated deep within the pit of a concert hall, each ...

Grandmaster Flash's new book "Birth of a Culture" dives into the science and math behind hip-hop's revolutionary origins this September.

On Aug. 11, 1973, hip-hop was born on the streets of New York City, echoing the pulse of urban life to become a global phenomenon. In this 50-year history, Philadelphia stands out as a place that has ...

That was 50 years ago today. Though hip-hop’s oft-repeated origin story historically prioritizes the gift of poetics, we forget that rap’s storm of funk got the people going. From DJ Kool Herc’s ...

The history of hip hop has never sounded so whimsical.A Danish group known as The Bottle Boys created a mashup of hip hop's biggest songs — in chronological order — and decided the best instruments ...