Grandmaster Flash was far more than a DJ; he was a revolutionary icon in hip-hop. His innovative techniques like scratching, back-spinning, and beat juggling turned the turntables into a musical ...

It’s because they’re all based on what remains one of the best DJ turntables, the mighty Technics SL-1200 and its near-identical twin, the SL-1210. Quickly adopted by early hip-hop, disco, and house ...

For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned ...

Ralph McDaniels, the trailblazing force behind "Video Music Box," will mark his 66th birthday with a celebration.

Beats, Art & Fashion blended dance, singing, music, fashion, visual art and poetry into a celebration of Black History Month ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...