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. Born Kevin ...

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Founding Fathers attempts to dismantle the story of South Bronx as the birthplace, and Kool Herc as the father, of Hip Hop. The film asserts that Herc, Flash, and others commonly regarded as the ...

Stephen Spignesi, University of New Haven professor and author of 499 Facts About Hip-Hop Hamilton and the Rest of America’s Founding Fathers, will present a new program based on his acclaimed book on ...

Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68. Subscribe to read this story ...

"I had no idea I was building the foundation of a culture the whole world would one day claim as its own," the turntable ...

Kurtis Blow is considered one of the founding fathers of hip-hop. Born in Harlem, New York, Blow became the first rapper signed to a major label in 1979 at the age of 20. Mercury Records had picked up ...

One of the most influential voices of the seminal magazine The Source, he chronicled rap’s rise and its explosion into the cultural mainstream. By Alex Williams James Bernard, a founding editor and ...

Streaming platforms for Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online. 'Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of ...