Hip Hop
10 Ways to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop in NYC
At a party in the Bronx fifty years ago, DJ Kool Herc was in charge of the music. That night,
Universal Hip Hop Museum Breaks Ground in the Bronx
It was August 11, 1973. A then 18-year-old named Clive Campbell was DJing for his younger sister’s birthday party.
Kick-off Archtober at the Opening of "Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture"
Next month marks the eighth annual Archtober (pronounced “ark-tober”), a month long celebration of design and the built environment in
Museum of Hip Hop to Open in New NYC Bronx Point Development Project
Image via Curbed NY, courtesy of S9 Architecture This past Friday, the New York Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced along
Seeing Nas: Time Is Illmatic Screened in Queensbridge Projects, Home of Rapper Nas
If you know anything about Hip-Hop you know what Illmatic represents. You know it was the first album to achieve
“Do The Right Thing” 25th Anniversary Block Party Celebrates Brooklyn and The Film’s Legacy
Today marks the 25th anniversary of Do The Right Thing; Spike Lee’s classic film about race relations in late
Chung King Studios, NYC’s “Abbey Road” of Hip-Hop
Dubbed the Abbey Road of Hip-Hop, Chung King Studios is probably more responsible for the global popularization of New York
Fun Maps: Illustrated Map Shows NYC Hip Hop History
The crew over at NYMag’s culture site Vulture is currently going over the last century of music in New
Daily What?! Big Pun Place Guerilla Street Sign Goes Up in the Bronx
Last week, Shane Rossi, a hip hop fan from the Bronx, installed a $35 custom street sign he got from