Libraries often get a reputation for being vehemently silent spaces. But on Saturday, a library in Silver Spring, Maryland, was booming with the music of DJs celebrating Montgomery County’s “Vinyl Day ...

When SETI X—the San Francisco-based emcee and recipient of the Pharrell Williams-backed J Dilla Music Tech Grant—told me about a small brick-and-mortar he co-owned with Delrokz, a turntablist and ...

On September 15, Sotheby’s, the centuries-old international auction house, auctioned more than $2 million worth of hip-hop memorabilia. “I bid, but when it got past $500, I put down my paddle,” said ...

Pressing altered versions of classic projects into boutique collector’s items sends a fuzzy message in a significant year, Nadine Smith writes. This year has been filled with countless tributes to rap ...

Hip-Hop’s founding father Kool Herc and his sister Cindy are working with Christie’s to auction off hundreds of rare pieces of memorabilia. Two of the most influential figures in world history are ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Clive Campbell, better known to hip-hop historians as DJ Kool Herc, has no classic, influential singles or albums or memorably innovative videos, or any recorded catalog to speak of.

To quote the popular rom-com Brown Sugar, describing Hip Hop "is the perfect verse over a tight beat." Most devoted music aficionados are aware of the significance August 11 holds as the birthday of ...

If you’ve always wanted to splurge on a private table or dining space without spending into the thousands, the W Montreal has you covered. Following the success of its Moët & Chandon Champagne Box ...

Hip-hop pioneer DJ Mark the 45 King, whose iconic tracks have been sampled repeatedly by the music genre, has died. He was 62. The record producer’s manager confirmed Thursday in an e-mail to The ...