Roc-A-Fella Records was founded in 1995 by Damon Dash, Jay-Z, and Kareem 'Biggs' Burke after labels passed on Jay-Z. Launched...

Big Pun, born Christopher Rios in the Bronx, was a revered Latino rapper celebrated for his dazzling technical skill and...

Lady Pink, born in Ecuador and raised in New York, was one of graffiti's most important early artists and a...

The Sugarhill Gang were hip-hop's first commercially successful rap group, assembled in the late 1970s by label head Sylvia Robinson....

Dapper Dan, born Daniel Day in 1944 in Harlem, is the legendary designer who became hip-hop's first couturier. From his...

The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (Def Jam, 1988) is the debut album that crowned Slick Rick hip-hop's premier storyteller....