Few groups have contributed more to universal vernacular than Hip Hop. Having originated in New York City and expanded to other metropolitan areas across the globe, the culture's linguistic phenomenon ...

Starski, real name Kevin Smith, released a number of records throughout the '80s including the 1986 album House Rocker and the singles "Amityville (The House on the Hill)," "Do the Right Thing," and ...

Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...

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