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How Run-D.M.C. Changed the Rap Game
Here’s a piece by cultural critic Nelson George on the pages of Billboard. – Though rap had been selling records and denting the lower reaches of…
The Birth Of Def Jam
In this Rolling Stone interview, Def Jam founder and legendary producer Rick Rubin returns to the New York University dorm room where his career began…
The Triumphs and Tragedies of Larry Smith
Remember when Run declared to the world that “Larry put me inside his Cadillac” on Run-DMC’s breakthrough single “Sucker MCs”? That very same Caddy was featured at…
How Hip Hop Got Its Name
The origins of the phrase go deeper than Sugarhill Gang. Hip-hop — they were the first words on the genre’s first big hit, the Sugarhill Gang’s 1979 song,Rapper’s…
XXL’s A Great Day in Hip Hop
Michael Gonzales takes a look back at the circumstances behind one of rap music’s greatest magazine covers on its 16th anniversary. Back in 1991, when I…
‘Ready to Die’ 20th Anniversary Mixtape
Last Saturday (13th September) marks the 20th Anniversary of the release of one of hip hop’s all time classic albums, The Notorious BIG’s seminal Bad…
The beauty and horror of 1950s America
Master photographer Robert Frank uncovered the extraordinary in everyday life on his travels around the US in the 1950s, from identical twins and moody commuters…
EXPLORE BAM’S COLLECTION
Afrika Bambaataa is credited to be one of the earliest influencers of hip hop culture. The iconic DJ/producer has been a part of the scene…
Watch the Sound
The newest episode of the Beat Junkies’ web series “Watch The Sound”. This episodes features the incredible “Scratch Scientist”, the one and only D-Styles. “It’s…