Afrika Bambaataa is legend in the world of hip-hop: an Afro-Futurist in the tradition of musician Sun Ra; a radical democrat and organizer; a sound-system blaster; a South Bronx DJ; a former leader of ...

2: BECK is a 23 year-old hip/hop folk rocker, who goes by first name only and whose single, "Loser" has become the anthem for the underachievers of Generation X. His music has been described as ...

Their sound is hip, but the lyrics are all about shapes and numbers and letters, hence the group's name: the Alphabet Rockers. They are bringing their tunes for the 7-and-under set to Yerba Buena ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CN) - Which is worse, rock or rap? Rap, say the members of Bloodstone, which sued Universal Music Group for licensing one of their tunes for sampling in a hip-hop song. "Plaintiffs ...

On this date in 1981, the epic part two of the South Bronx’s Rock Steady Crew vs. Brooklyn’s Dynamic Rockers breaking battle in Lincoln Center took place. What makes this face off so historic is that ...

For many, 2020 will be remembered as a year of soundbite politics and angry street protests. Others will remember the troubling sound of the “Covid cough.” And all of us will remember the absence of ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. It's live hip hop with the Crown City Rockers and Eight Track Mind (formerly known as The Side ...

Singing a Christmas song isn’t restricted to carolers — there have been plenty of rockers, pop stars and even hip-hop legends who have gotten in the holiday spirit, too. And when scanning the music ...

Beastie Boys and Run-DMC, Public Enemy and Salt n Pepa (Credit: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Michael Putland/Getty Images) In August 1973, the ...

Jazz versions of rock hits usually bomb. In most cases, the results sound like music played at a wedding reception, convention center or worse. But in a handful of cases, the union worked, especially ...