Shabba-Doo, born Adolfo Quinones on May 11, 1955 in Chicago, was a pioneering dancer and a key member of the...

The Rock Steady Crew is the most famous breaking crew in hip-hop history, organized in the Bronx in 1977 by...

Drill is a subgenre of hip-hop that originated in Chicago's South Side in the early 2010s, defined by dark production,...

Awesome Dre is widely regarded as Detroit's first nationally recognized rapper and a godfather of the city's hip-hop scene. Emerging...

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, born June 17, 1987 in Compton, California, is one of hip-hop's most acclaimed artists. The son of...

Critical Beatdown (Next Plateau, 1988) was the debut album of the Ultramagnetic MCs, one of hip-hop's most underrated groups. Driven...