Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses ... with hit songs hitting mainstream audiences, the creation ...

Like any genre, some hip-hop songs are timeless hits, while other songs only get heard on a random streaming shuffle or when a DJ plays them at a hip-hop-themed day party. From Camp Lo to Coolio ...

New Jersey’s DJ Juice, a hip-hop mixtape pioneer ... “J-U-ice” on his mixes and promotional DVDs, used snippets of music and pop culture to create swaggering introductions, like the one ...

Here are some of hip-hop’s major “eras,” with a few songs that help exemplify its various subgenres. Creating a new sound In August 1973, DJ Kool Herc first extended a break while DJing his ...

Traditionally the role of the DJ was to play records on the turntable, mixing in one track after the other. The emergence of a new music genre, hip hop, produced DJs who were significantly more ...

The Pharcyde and DJ Abilities will visit the Grandstand Stage for the event on Aug. 23. Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere has released over two dozen studio albums, EPs and collaborative projects ...