Before platinum and 'bling,' the dookie rope, a thick, woven gold chain, was hip-hop's defining status symbol. Worn by prominent ...

Cross Colours was a hip-hop fashion brand launched by Carl Jones in 1989 with the mission of breaking social prejudices ...

Rakim Allah was born William Michael Griffin Jr. on January 28, 1968 in Wyandanch, Long Island, N.Y. to a musically ...

Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock were childhood friends from Harlem who, in 1988, released 'It Takes Two,' one of ...

The New York City Breakers were a pioneering breaking crew founded by Michael Holman in 1981, assembled from top b-boys ...

Lovebug Starski (Kevin Smith) was born on May 16, 1960 in the Bronx, New York and began working with various ...