When the publication launched in 1998, after the murders of rap legends Tupac Shakur (who died Sept. 13, 1996) and the ...

The play, which was performed at the Monticello Opera House last year, brought many to tears. HERC wants to share its message with people at tonight’s Remembrance Dinner amid a dramatic rise in ...

New York City hip-hop pioneer DJ Clark Kent — who worked with some of the genre’s biggest names and introduced Jay-Z to Notorious B.I.G. — has died after a battle with colon cancer.

Starting in 1972 with The Jimmy Castor Bunch single “It’s Just Begun,” Kool & the Gang’s music has been sampled by numerous Hip-Hop artists—from DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince ...

Herc Rentals posted $965 million in total revenue in the third quarter of 2024, compared to $908 million in the third quarter of 2023, a 6.3-percent year-over-year increase. Herc Rentals posted $965 ...

The trio spoke about how breaking has gone from a Brooklyn hip hop craze pioneered by DJ Kool Herc, to finding itself in front of a massive mainstream audience at the Paris Olympics.

Thirty years after first being eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, funk gods Kool & the Gang were finally inducted at a ceremony in Cleveland on Saturday night. The group that wrote ...

"I never give up. I'm talking to the women - down and out, we keep going." Chuck D inducted Kool & the Gang, saying "This is a long-due celebration." The band had 12 Top 10 hits on the Billboard ...