Daily Bruin

Ruby Silverman shakes LA dance scene with hip-hop combinations, heel choreography

This post was updated Oct. 21 at 9:54 p.m. With hip-hop rhythm, heel flair and unapologetic fun, Ruby Silverman is shaking up ...
USA Today

What is hip-hop? An attempt to define the cultural phenomenon as it celebrates 50 years

The phenomenon has threaded through society since it was born in the Bronx in 1973. Hip-hop is on radio, television, fashion and sports arenas. This year the movement is celebrating a special birthday ...

VIBE And Rolling Stone Merge To Expand Hip-Hop And R&B Coverage, Led By Datwon Thomas

VIBE and Rolling Stone are joining forces in a merger aimed at strengthening and expanding hip-hop and R&B coverage.
The Record on MSN

Is hip-hop America’s biggest success story? California Economic Summit to explore impact

What Connects California?, bringing together leaders and thinkers from all walks of life to envision California’s next 175 ...
Afro

As the stars of hip-hop’s golden age approach their golden years, some confront questions about whether old blood can make new music

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) It’s always awkward telling people what I do for a living. I’m a ...
Wall Street Journal

Hip-Hop Is Turning 50. Here’s How It Got Its Name.

This summer marks a vital anniversary in the history of American music. Fifty years ago, on Aug. 11, 1973, a Jamaican-born DJ named Kool Herc helped his sister throw a back-to-school party in the ...
PBS

Celebrate National Hip-Hop Day With PBS

August 11 is National Hip-Hop Celebration Day! The celebration was made official by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last July, following the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. In a speech on the Senate ...