There, she met hip-hop trailblazers Guru and DJ Premier, better known as Gang Starr, who have two album shoots featured in the book. Jeru the Damaja and Mos Def (aka Yasiin Bey) were also on the ...
During the 1980s Run-DMC pioneered a new school of hip-hop centering on the importance of the DJ/MC relationship. The group is credited with being the act most responsible for making hip-hop ...
Flash, of course, created foundational hip-hop DJ techniques and the slipmat that allows DJs to easily manipulate vinyl. He’s Jeff’s hero. Grandmaster Flash has been here before, in 2022 ...
Mellow Man Ace’s 1989 hit “Mentirosa” blended English and Spanish lyrics, showcasing bilingualism as a signature of Latin hip-hop. DJ Charlie Chase, the DJ for the hip-hop group the Cold ...
Music is a form of entertainment, and yet rap lyrics and videos are being used by prosecutors as “evidence” primarily against young, Black men. Abenaa Owusu-Bempah argues that this blurring of fact ...