All of it relates to the early '80s hip-hop scene in North Jersey ... That's why the songs are still going on, and the groups are still performing, after 50 years." Sugar Hill was also a signpost ...

Hip-hop might have been birthed in the ‘80s; however it wasn't until the ... praises to the iconic MCs that came before them. From groups like the Wu-Tang Clan to A Tribe Called Quest ...

F rom its inception in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jazz was considered the only true American art form. Its sound ...

Cube’s rise from South-Central Los Angeles during the 1970s and ’80s began as the lyrical force behind the groundbreaking hip hop group N.W.A. with hits like Straight Outta Compton and F ...

The first hip-hop record is widely thought to be Rapper’s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang, which was recorded in 1979. In the 1970s and 80s, lyrics often focused on social issues, giving young ...