NEW YORK (AP) — It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song's vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. It was then that hip-hop came into the ...

Afrika Bambaataa, a pioneering DJ who helped shape hip-hop’s early sound and culture, has died at 68, leaving behind a legacy both celebrated and contested. While his music and the Universal Zulu ...

This year, the world is celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, one of the most significant cultural movements of the 20th century. Although there’s no exact date for the birth of hip-hop — and ...