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What to Know About the History of House Music
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“Not everyone understands house music,” begins Eddie Amador’s 1997 aptly titled anthem, “House Music.” The lyric still holds true as we enter the second...
Where is house music at home? Check out 7 destinations rich in Black house history
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 11 months agoVisit these destinations to experience and understand the enduring power, prevalence and history of...
10 genius moments in hip-hop sampling history, from Dilla to DJ Premier
MusicRadar via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDj premier gang starr. Hip-hop turned 50 last year. During that half-century, the technology used to...
Brazilian Funk Is Going Global. Why Aren’t More Artists Breaking Through?
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 7 days agoLast month, the Brazilian artist Ludmilla made history: After powering through her hits during a...
Digging up rap’s roots: How African rhythms birthed American hip-hop
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFrom DJ Kool Herc and The Last Poets to Prophets of Da City and Mode 9, here’s how African history...
40 years of ‘Rockit,’ how Herbie Hancock elevated hip-hop onto a new pedestal
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn honor of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, theGrio examines how Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit,”...
Why is Coachella headliner Doja Cat L.A.'s only female rap megastar?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMany women have come close to achieving major success, but Doja Cat is the only female from L.A. to...
Crazy Legs says he and Q-Tip once got into a heated argument
Revolt via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“I wanted to book Q-Tip for something and I wasn’t asking for a discount. He was kind of treating it...
The Top 50 Hip-Hop Singles Of The 1980s
SPIN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoI REMEMBER WHEN RAP WAS YOUNG In August 1973, the Jamaican-born Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell held his first block party in the Bronx, bringing the...
50 essential hip-hop songs to celebrate 50 years: Grandmaster Flash, Jay-Z, Outkast, more
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months ago“Rapper’s Delight” will always be considered the song that introduced hip-hop to the masses. The...
