On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy threw a “back-to-school jam” that would go down in history. No one knew the tunes emerging from a Bronx rec room would evolve into hip-hop, a genre ...
Best New Artist is a Grammy Award nomination that has spotlighted major rap and R&B talent. Several nominees, including SZA and Jazmine Sullivan, didn’t win but still made lasting cultural impact. The ...
If you've read a take on the upcoming 67th Grammy Awards, happening this weekend, it may have been something about what a great year it's been "for women." And while for me that has a whiff of ...
Are the Grammys biased against hip-hop and rap? Here’s what the numbers say. Drake accepts the Best Rap Song award for ‘God’s Plan’ during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards. On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his ...