Barry Michael Cooper, who invented the term 'New Jack Swing' and wrote the scripts for 'New Jack City', 'Above the Rim', and ...

Explore hip-hop and rap-related collections from across the Smithsonian that offer ... worn by B-Girl Laneski National Museum of African American History and Culture Pair of white and black Run-D.M.C.

Around the late-80s and early 90s ... plays an important role in nurturing hip-hop culture. It’s currently the state’s only hip-hop-focused commercial radio station. Every weekday, listeners ...

In a recent episode of *Hard Knock Radio*, host Davey D sat down with legendary West Coast hip-hop artist Volume 10 for an in-depth conversation about his career, his groundbreaking contributions to ...

Since the mid-1980s when hip-hop fully entered the popular culture, filmmakers have been including dope beats and great rhymes in the soundtracks of their movies, creating some of the best ...

Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind "New Jack City" and pioneering investigative journalist, died Tuesday in Baltimore at age 66.

The Beastie Boys broke down barriers in the ’80s and ’90s with their signature brand of Hip-Hop. They ran with the ... However, Ness alleges they were “culture vultures.” ...