Montsho Eshe grew up in Southwest Atlanta, a child of dance. Her first teacher was her mother, Billie Ann Gaither, who in the 1960s opened the Gaither School of Dance, one of the first Black-owned ...

Hip-hop culture penetrates every aspect of people's lives, from the way they dress and speak to walk and dance. Though mostly associated with music, hip-hop from its inception has always been a ...

A nostalgic crowd turned out to see an all-star lineup on Friday at Yankee Stadium, not far from the genre’s birthplace. Outside Yankee Stadium, where “Hip Hop 50 Live,” a 50th-anniversary concert, ...

The importance of the original Off-Broadway hit JAM ON THE GROOVE (1995) cannot be overstated. It was the first-ever Hip-Hop theater production and received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, a landmark achievement for Black artists and creatives that have helped develop the most popular genre in the contemporary U.S. While the artists that ...

It’s no surprise that Greg Chapkis decided to open a dance studio. His mother owns Dance Unlimited in Vallejo, his father ran a dance studio in Ukraine and his sister was a prima ballerina before ...

In this post, DJ Kool Herc’s contributions to hip-hop are explored, from his innovative techniques as a DJ to his role in popularizing breakbeats and MCing. It also mentions the challenges he faced ...

Hip-hop culture has been a significant part of American society for decades, and its popularity continues to grow with each passing year. From its humble beginnings in the 1970s to its current ...