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 ...

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 ...

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.

DANCE REVIEW Opening Jacob’s Pillow’s season, this Dorrance Dance production stays true to the beat By Sarah Knight Globe correspondent,Updated June 26, 2025, 4:00 p.m.

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites Americ… ...

On Saturday, Feb. 8, Hip Hop Canvas: Beats, Art & Fashion blended dance, singing, music, fashion, visual art and poetry into a celebration of Black History Month at 9 p.m.

The "Hip-Hop Mass" from composer Kevin Johnson consists of 24 songs in the order of a Mass. The production includes choreography, liturgical dance and even a depiction of the Eucharistic Prayer.

Exploring the highs and lows of the Olympic debut of breaking, a hip-hop art form, and its representation of the culture.

Summer fun is heating up in Stark County in July, including the Blues & BBQ Festival , African American Arts Festival and Italian American Festival.

A brand-new festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop music is coming to Ohio State Saturday. Ohio State’s School of Music and Department of African American and African Studies are ...

Oakland dance company founder promotes power of Black art An Oakland woman has brought the joy of dance and an appreciation for African American culture to performers and audiences for 52 years.