It's the eve of hip-hop's birthday, and Grandmaster Flash's phone has been blowing up lately. As one of rap's founding fathers, his itinerary is teeming with engagements. When I ask him what his plans ...

This week we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. We'll hear interviews with some of the most influential rappers and DJ's of the past few decades. Today, we kick things off with three ...

As the latest of several recent performances and shows honoring hip-hop’s 50-year anniversary in 2023, MTV’s Video Music Awards welcomed many of the genre’s finest figures to the stage on Tuesday ...

"I had no idea I was building the foundation of a culture the whole world would one day claim as its own," the turntable pioneer says Grandmaster Flash reflects on his role in creating hip-hop and its ...

With Westword’s Music Showcase going down this weekend, let’s take a quick look at what the last five hip-hop winners have been up to the last five years: The Pirate Signal (Yonnas and DJ A-What) who ...

It’s a long way from DJ Kool Herc’s back-to-school party for his sister at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx on August 11, 1973 to a balmy late summer Saturday evening in downtown L.A. Some 50 years ...

GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE: Ladies and gentlemen, it's now the time for the Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five MCs. (Rapping) We're coming. We're coming. We're coming. We're coming. We ...

Grandmaster Flash is not with those who think Drake isn’t Hip-Hop. Speaking with HipHopDX on the Grammys red carpet, Flash shared his admiration for The Boy. “What I admire about Drake is he’ll rap on ...

MOSLEY: While DJ Kool Herc is often credited as the father of hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash was one of the first DJs to make successful rap records and become a pioneer in the genre. In the '70s, he ...