Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the chronicles of Hip Hop, the tale of the DJs who formed the genre’s foundation is a significant but frequently ignored ...

Rap music often revolves around the artist, who gets the accolades, adoration and top billing. But at one time, there was a clear understanding in hip-hop that the DJ was at the top of the food chain.

The rise of electronic dance music (EDM) has been nothing short of meteoric over the past decade. What started as a niche movement in underground clubs has now evolved into a global cultural ...

In a new installment of our KPBS Summer Music series, renowned DJ, event curator and music producer, DJ Artistic has earned a reputation as a community builder and architect of the San Diego hip-hop ...

National DJ Day is commemorated on Jan. 20 every year to celebrate the work of amateur and professional disk jockeys. A 1941 Variety Magazine first published the term disc jockey, which famous radio ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song written by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith. While Brazil’s contemporary baile funk scene is one of the most boundary-pushing and forward-thinking ...

In the sprawling landscape of hip-hop, few names carry the weight and influence of DJ Clue?. For decades, his signature “booms” and explosive mixtapes have served as the unofficial soundtrack to a ...

Melo Grant can’t sit down. Well, she can, of course, if she chooses to. But throughout a recent broadcast of her two-hour radio show, “Cultural Bunker,” on University of Vermont station WRUV 90.1 FM, ...

The concept of being a one-hit wonder and enjoying your 15 minutes of fame is far from a new one, with many figures past and present having tasted the attention and perks that come with fame. In the ...

Revisit the fresh tandem's popular hits. By Nerisha Penrose “I don’t care where you are in this world. If you drop the theme song in front of 50,000 people on a beach in Singapore at a festival, ...

Producer and video director extraordinaire QD3 has partnered with video game developers Genius Products to develop “Scratch: The Ultimate DJ.” Alongside Mixmaster Mike from The Beastie Boys, the ...