Benjamin “Yellow Benjy” Melendez and the Ghetto Brothers brokered a truce among 50 gangs that led to safer streets, a flourishing of public art and, ultimately, the birth of hip-hop. (New York Jewish ...

Hip-hop was born 50 years ago in the Bronx, just north of Yankee Stadium. Friday, September 1, 2023 BRONX, New York -- It was 50 years ago in an apartment building in the Bronx, about a mile and a ...

The Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, in partnership with the Bronx Council on the Arts, invites you to explore the roots and evolution of Hip Hop, the global phenomenon that originated in the ...

Recognizing the women who have paved the way in hip-hop and Black history, from Salt-N-Pepa to Missy Elliott to Megan Thee ...

Hip-hop, born in the Bronx during the 1970s, has evolved into a global cultural and musical powerhouse. Initially a response to poverty and social challenges, it grew through innovation in music, ...

Hip-hop has always been more than just a genre of music. Hip-hop has evolved into a cultural powerhouse from its roots in the Bronx during the 1970s, influencing fashion, language, and business ...

Hip hop, born in the Bronx in the late 1970s, has transcended its humble beginnings to become a global cultural force. While the genre has always been celebrated and revered, it wasn’t until recently ...

BRONX -- A DJ is scratching records, there's a can of spray paint eight feet tall, and rap legend Ice T is combing through a bin of vinyl LPs. It's just a typical day at the museum... the Universal ...

BRONX, New York -- It was 50 years ago in an apartment building in the Bronx, about a mile and a half north of Yankee Stadium that hip hop was born. That is where Clive Campbell, better known as DJ ...