In August 1973, the Jamaican-born Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell held his first block party in the Bronx, bringing the Jamaican sound system culture to America and inadvertently providing the first ...

3. Music in the '80s changed direction, and some people couldn't handle that. As sad as it is to realize, rock fans are not a universally open-minded group. It's distressing to realize that the same ...

I’m a little bias in this opinion, but growing up in the ’80s was the best time ever. So much happened in the ’80s in terms of culture, pop culture, and entertainment. It was in the ’80s where hip-hop ...

Any conversation regarding the historical context of rap music will almost certainly rely heavily on the near ritualistic practice of sampling, essentially using older songs as the basis as the basis ...

A new exhibit focuses on the musical renaissance that flourished in 1980s New York, aided in part by downtown artists like Blondie's Debbie Harry (left) and Chris Stein (right) meeting and working ...

Doja Cat had been dropping hints that her newest album would be filled with '80s flavor — from the big hair and exaggerated structure of her VMAs outfit to the retro dance moves in the music video for ...

Doja Cat had been dropping hints that her newest album would be filled with ’80s flavor — from the big hair and exaggerated structure of her VMAs outfit to the retro dance moves in the music video for ...