Today we recognize the 68th birthday of one of Hip Hop’s foundational figures, Afrika Bambaataa—a man whose influence helped shape the sound, style, and soul of the genre as we know it.

On this day in 1955, Clive Campbell—better known to the world as DJ Kool Herc—was born in Kingston, Jamaica. At the age of 12, he relocated with his family to the Bronx, New York, where his influence ...

Fat Joe and Starz are teaming up once again for a series about the Bronx rapper’s life.

While the Bronx is known as the birthplace of Hip Hop, Elena Martinez also says it’s home to many other genres like traditional West African music and Latin jazz. Martinez is the Co-Artistic Director ...

The event is scheduled to take place June 7 at Gun Hill Park on Magenta Street in the Bronx from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET.

While rap as a long and storied history in Black American heritage, one iconic sportsman of the 1960s has been credited with influencing the hip hop artform.

Educated in South Africa and America, Selebi holds an LLB from University of South Africa, BA sociology from the Rand ...

The Frick Collection, New Museum, The Met and Delacorte Theater will all re-welcome visitors this year as part of the city's ...

The new novel by Black 47 frontman Larry Kirwan, offers a searing, unfiltered portrait of Irish immigrant life in the Bronx ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced the creation of a new unit of the force. The Quality of Life unit will be tasked with handling issues ...

Across a musical decade full of upending industry change and a blossoming array of genres, one surprising single topped the American charts for record time.