Traditionally the role of the DJ was to play records on the turntable, mixing in one track after the other. The emergence of a new music genre, hip hop, produced DJs who were significantly more ...

Nearly 40 years after he first got on the decks, Kiwi hip-hop pioneer DJ Manuel Bundy (aka Manuel Matisi) shares the six ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED ...

Google is celebrating the history of hip hop with -- what else -- a seriously cool Google Doodle. The interactive Doodle commemorates the 44th anniversary of the party where DJ Kool Herc is ...

Joseph Saddler, aka Grandmaster Flash is a pioneering hip-hop DJ who was among the first to experiment with cutting, scratching and mixing. Many of his innovative techniques are still used in ...

On this day in 1995, Compton’s own DJ Quik dropped his third studio album, Safe + Sound, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of West Coast hip-hop. Released through Profile Records ...

Irv Gotti, the co-founder of music label Murder Inc. and Grammy-winning producer behind some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R ... began his career as DJ Irv, mixing songs in the basement ...

Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur and DJ Thoro sit down with X to reflect on his journey and, more importantly, explore what lies ahead for one of Hip-Hop’s most enduring voices. Watch the video for ...