The Roots studied Run DMC and Marvin Gaye covers in composing their own albums' artwork ... There, she met hip-hop trailblazers Guru and DJ Premier, better known as Gang Starr, who have two ...

Traditionally the role of the DJ was to play records on the turntable, mixing in one track after the other. The emergence of a new music genre, hip hop, produced DJs who were significantly more ...

During the 1980s Run-DMC pioneered a new school of hip-hop centering on the importance of the DJ/MC relationship. The group is credited with being the act most responsible for making hip-hop ...

Google is celebrating the history of hip hop with -- what else -- a seriously cool Google Doodle. The interactive Doodle commemorates the 44th anniversary of the party where DJ Kool Herc is ...

Will Smith is best known for his acting career in Hollywood over the past 35 years, but what most folks forget is that he actually started off as a rapper in a hip-hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff — and ...