Hip hop culture has infiltrated every aspect of American life but back in 1970's New York, two topics defined the era: disco ...

On this day in 1973, a young lady named Cindy Campbell held a back-to-school birthday party in the rec room of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, an apartment building in the Morris Heights neighborhood of the ...

On this day 52 years ago (August 11, 1973), the world witnessed the birth of a cultural revolution. In the rec room of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, a young DJ named Kool Herc threw his legendary ...

*DJ Kool Herc, credited as one of the pioneers of hip-hop, is suing HBO over the use of his identity, name and voice in the show “Vinyl,” produced by Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and others, according ...

DJ Kool Herc had an emotional response to being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. During the induction ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Fri., Herc, born Clive Campbell, was joined ...

DJ Kool Herc, born Clive Campbell and later known as the father of Hip-Hop, needs some help. According to MTV the 55-year-old is in need of surgery and is currently seeking financial help, as one of ...