The Rink, in Bergenfield, may not be the mean streets of L.A., or a burnt-out block in the Bronx. But here, too, hip-hop happened. "It was just a general rink, a skating rink, but everybody wanted to ...

Iconic ‘80s Rap Legend Just Dropped the Sweetest Taylor Swift Story Ever originally appeared on Parade. Flava Flav just delivered the kind of unexpected crossover story that proves music truly has no ...

The 1980s marked a powerful era for female rappers, as bold women stepped up to shape the sound and spirit of hip-hop. Breaking barriers in a male-dominated world, artists like MC Lyte, Salt-N-Pepa, ...

In August 1973, the Jamaican-born Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell held his first block party in the Bronx, bringing the Jamaican sound system culture to America and inadvertently providing the first ...

I’m a little bias in this opinion, but growing up in the ’80s was the best time ever. So much happened in the ’80s in terms of culture, pop culture, and entertainment. It was in the ’80s where hip-hop ...

The hip-hop community has lost another pioneering emcee in the rap game. Rapper Chuck Freeze, of the 1980s rap group Jazzy 5 (or Jazzy Five), has passed away at the age of 54. According to The New ...

Part of post-'Encore' Eminem's charm is how outdated his pop culture references are. There's probably no rappers -- or musicians from any genre --who could namedrop Kevin Federline on the hook of a ...

Sometimes on “Old Baseball Cards,” Yahoo Sports’ trading-card driven nostalgia show, we like to throw you a curve ball. This week, that curveball is straight outta Philly and is one of the most famous ...

As hip-hop evolves through time while sampling its own past, how do new audience members learn its history? Is there a correct way to learn about hip-hop?