African American dancers promote Lindy Hop and its cultural significance. August 26, ... “I remember he had his hip replaced, so he had to walk with a cane,” she said.

Hiplet – or hip-hop ballet – is helping Afro-American dancers own classical dance Miranda Larbi Published April 17, 2017 10:45am Updated December 12, 2019 11:29am ...

When hip-hop came around I just changed the rap format to hip-hop. I started teaching Hiplet classes in 2005 and had it trademarked in 2009. This is how my school has stayed vibrant for 26 years.

For five decades, hip-hop has redefined the soundscape of American music and created a billion-dollar industry in its wake. Hip-hop as we know it has evolved way past its humble beginnings in the ...

From DJ Kool Herc and The Last Poets to Prophets of Da City and Mode 9, here’s how African history has influenced hip-hop – and vice-versa – 50 years after the genre was born.

“We started traveling, I would sing, I would dance, play instruments, whatever was needed to make the show great,” said Eshe. On the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, while the music has always ...

I didn’t believe that a gay Black man could fuse hip-hop with country and take his song to number one. But Lil Nas X has all the necessary components of an American music icon — he’s ...

Grammy-nominated Alphabet Rockers, who define hip-hop as a freedom culture, perform during the inaugural Hip-Hop Block Party at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History on ...