Known as the human beatbox, rapper Doug E. Fresh created a signature style that dominated hip-hop in the mid-1980s.

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As hip-hop evolves through time while sampling its own past, how do new audience members learn its history? Is there a correct way to learn about hip-hop?

Dive into the texts that capture the genre’s evolution—from street cyphers and style revolutions to political expression and Black culture.

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Grandmaster Flash will revisit his journey through hip-hop — from Bronx block parties to the world stage — in his new memoir ...

Hop’s early days in his 2026 memoir *Birth of a Culture*, shifting focus from personal trauma to cultural storytelling.

The International Chess Federation filed the complaint against Vladimir Kramnik, a former world champion who had insinuated that Daniel Naroditsky cheated. By Michael Levenson The global governing ...

Sabrina Carpenter bid farewell to the lengthy Short n' Sweet Tour in a series of social media posts about the "lightning in a ...

One of the missing elements from Destiny 2 in Edge of Fate was Grandmaster Nightfalls. Bungie removed them in favor of Conquests, which did not hit the same mark. In Renegades, an activity akin to ...

There is no American music without Black roots. From country-western, which draws upon banjo music from Africa, to rock 'n' roll-first electrified by a Black woman in 1938-every major American genre ...

The International Chess Federation filed a complaint against former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik for leading a cheating smear campaign against fellow players, including Daniel Naroditsky, who ...