For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned to the ...
Ed Genesis, a longtime hip-hop artist based in Kalamazoo, will speak on the topic of “Social Justice Through a Hip-Hop Lens." ...
Every February the Local 303 honors Black History Month by spotlighting Black musicians who are pushing boundaries and making ...
BATTLE CREEK ― Regional hip-hop artist, advocate and educator Ed Genesis will host a free lunch and learn Black History Month ... Lens,” examining how the art form relates to social justice ...
After chronicling the crack boom of the 1980s as an investigative reporter, he had a high-profile but brief second career in ...
Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...
The rapper and DJ, who died over the weekend at 43, was the biggest hit for the indie label Big Oomp Records. Its brief but ...
With its fusion of classic nursery rhymes and hip-hop beats, this channel is creating a safe, entertaining, and educational ...
Rapper Ssaru and Wakadinali dropped their latest hit, Weza, blending hard-hitting beats with a strategic brand collaboration. Ssaru is the new brand ambassador.