Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the chronicles of Hip Hop, the tale of the DJs who formed the genre’s foundation is a significant but frequently ignored ...

As an art form, hip-hop has often been focused on what’s new, original and youthfully exuberant, constantly churning out fresh approaches to sound, fashion and language. As it celebrated its 50th ...

This summer, DJ Cassidy will bring their nostalgia-infused Pass The Mic Live! medleys to Las Vegas, highlighting some of hip-hop culture’s most esteemed class acts. Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick, and ...

Mister Cee's friend and fellow Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg remembers the longtime hip-hop DJ and radio host who regularly introduced his audience and the record industry to new talent. JAY-Z: (Rapping) ...

This past weekend, the legendary Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino was electrified as DJ Cassidy, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick, and Doug E. Fresh launched their “Pass The Mic Live!” ...

Balancing a large drink and a tray of loaded nachos in one hand, I walk up the steep stairs to my seat at the top level of Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. I hear the music before I see her. A bass-heavy ...

New Jersey’s DJ Juice, a hip-hop mixtape pioneer, has died. SiriusXM and LL Cool J’s Rock the Bells Radio reports that Juice, born Brian Short, was 54. Starting in the ’90s, the award-winning DJ was ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. DJ and radio personality Lord Sear has died at age 52. Sear got his start in New York’s underground hip-hop scene ...

“The Message” is often credited with stretching what hip-hop could be — not just party music but also social commentary. Big Daddy Kane, Daddy-O of Stetsasonic and longtime hip-hop promoter Charlie ...

In the beginning, there was Leo. Melissa Weber, the revered DJ Soul Sister, is straightforward when describing Slick Leo Coakley’s influence on New Orleans. “If you are a Black DJ in New Orleans, or ...

“It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Lord Sear,” a statement on Sear’s Instagram page reads. “He was more than a voice on the radio — he was a force, a friend, and family to so many ...