In the chronicles of Hip Hop, the tale of the DJs who formed the genre’s foundation is a significant but frequently ignored episode. More than just record players, they were the masterminds behind a ...

Hip-hop is officially middle-aged, but its mortality is hardly in question. Half a century after the genre’s birth, the GRAMMY Museum celebrated the lovechild of funk and DJ culture with an expansive ...

“The smooth criminal on beat breaks / Never put me in your box if your shit eats tapes,” rapped Nas on his 1994 classic “N.Y. State of Mind.” Like other underground genres that hit their stride in the ...

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DJ CEO is a Visionary DJ and Influencer in the Hip Hop Industry With a string of hit tracks and high-profile partnerships under his belt, DJ CEO is poised to make a lasting impact on the hip hop ...

DJ Drama has a discography that’s massive and influential enough to appeal to both the Tik Tok-friendly sector of Gen-Z and the hip-hop loyalists who critique the music of the former. He’s created ...

*Ernest Dickerson’s “Juice” may center around four Harlem teens focused on attaining respect, but an additional presence shadows the Wrecking Crew through the good, the bad and the tragic. Hip-hop ...

Pete Rock, Hi-Tek, 3rd Bass MC Pete Nice, Kurtis Blow, Fat Joe and KXNG Crooked are among the many expressing their condolences. Juice Crew alum DJ Polo has reportedly died. Rumors he was suffering ...

DJ Kay Slay, the venerated hip-hop DJ known as rap’s “Drama King,” died Sunday, April 17, due to complications related to Covid-19. He was 55. The New York City radio station Hot 97 — where DJ Kay ...

This past weekend, DJ Polo of the Juice Crew was confirmed to have died by his family, who shared the news via his social media accounts. “”It is with a heavy heart we mourn the loss of my father, the ...