If the 2000s feel like a long time ago, it's because at this point, they are. Twenty years is a lifetime, especially in hip-hop years. While most popular music videos of the era can be found on ...

August 11, 2023, will mark the 50th anniversary of the house party largely credited with the creation of hip-hop. Although the various elements of what we’ve come to know as the world’s most popular ...

When it comes to hip-hop music, the disc jockey is the heartbeat of the genre. National DJ Day is commemorated on Jan. 20 every year to celebrate the work of amateur and professional disk jockeys. A ...

As the legendary DJ Premiere once said, “Hip-hop is about style and finesse and being creative and different. And to do that you have to be ballsy enough to not do what everybody else does.” Rap music ...

Rap music often revolves around the artist, who gets the accolades, adoration and top billing. But at one time, there was a clear understanding in hip-hop that the DJ was at the top of the food chain.

Anthony Leonard Platt, also known as DJ Unk, passed away on Jan. 24. DJ Unk rose to fame in the mid-2000s with his breakout hit 'Walk It Out,' which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. His ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Look what hip-hop has become in the 21 st century. For a while there was just East Coast and West Coast rap with Southern hip-hop creeping into the mainstream. After the start of the ...

DJ Unk, whose real name was Anthony Platt, has sadly passed away, as confirmed by a heartfelt social media post from his wife, Sherkita Long-Platt. Reports indicate that he was either 42 or 43 years ...

The decade of the 2000s was an incredibly important one for rap music. In these 10 years, hip-hop legends either launched their careers with iconic debuts, or continued their already-dominant runs ...

Astrology readings, live trivia, community frisbee, a comedy show and more. See what’s happening for free this weekend. 6 hours ago Going from “dope” to “decked out,” the Y2K era introduced fads that ...

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From Hip Hop pioneers to gospel legends, these Black music icons who died in 2025 shaped generations and the culture. See our ...