Today, we recognize the 68th birthday of one of Hip Hop’s foundational figures, Afrika Bambaataa—a man whose influence helped shape the sound, style, and soul of the genre as we know it. Born Kevin ...

Streaming platforms for Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online. 'Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of ...

Kurtis Blow is considered one of the founding fathers of hip-hop. Born in Harlem, New York, Blow became the first rapper signed to a major label in 1979 at the age of 20. Mercury Records had picked up ...

One of the most influential voices of the seminal magazine The Source, he chronicled rap’s rise and its explosion into the cultural mainstream. By Alex Williams James Bernard, a founding editor and ...

Founding Fathers attempts to dismantle the story of South Bronx as the birthplace, and Kool Herc as the father, of Hip Hop. The film asserts that Herc, Flash, and others commonly regarded as the ...