Today In Hip Hop History: The Sugar Hill Gang Released ‘Rapper’s Delight’ 45 Years Ago

On today’s date, 45 years ago, Hip Hop’s first Billboard Top 40 single, “Rapper’s Delight,” was…

Happy 63rd Birthday To Hip Hop Pioneer Grandmaster Caz!

Curtis Fisher a.k.a Grandmaster Caz, one of Hip Hop’s very first and most well known ghostwriters, turns 63 today.…

Today In Hip Hop History: 44 Years Ago Sugar Hill Gang’s ‘Rapper’s Delight’ Becomes Hip-Hop’s First Top 40 Hit

On today’s date, 44 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” became Hip-Hop’s first Top 40 single. “Rapper’s Delight”…

Rock The Bells Announces Lineup for First-Ever Timeless Hip Hop Cruise with Rick Ross, Lil Jon, Ghostface, and More For Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary

Rock The Bells (RTB), the global platform dedicated to elevating Hip-Hop culture from its roots to the…

Today In Hip Hop History: 43 Years Ago Sugar Hill Gang’s ‘Rapper’s Delight’ Becomes Hip-Hop’s First Top 40 Hit

On today’s date, 43 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” became Hip-Hop’s first Top 40 single. “Rapper’s Delight”…

Today In Hip Hop History: Sugar Hill Gang Released ‘Rapper’s Delight’ 43 Years Ago

On today’s date, 43 years ago, Hip Hop’s first Billboard Top 40 single, “Rapper’s Delight,” was…

Today in Hip-Hop History: 42 Years Ago Sugar Hill Gang ‘Rapper’s Delight’ Becomes Hip-Hop’s First Top 40 Hit

On today’s date, 42 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” became Hip-Hop’s first Top 40 single. “Rapper’s Delight”…

Today in Hip-Hop History: Sugar Hill Gang Releases ‘Rapper’s Delight’ 42 Years Ago

On today’s date, 42 years ago, Hip Hop’s first Billboard Top 40 single, “Rapper’s Delight,” was…

Hip-Hop Museum In Washington D.C. To Induct Coke La Rock, Grandmaster Caz, Grand Wizard Theodore, And Others In Upcoming Ceremony

The era of Hip-Hop was born on August 11, 1973 at a party held at 1520 Sedgwick…

Today in Hip-Hop History: “Rapper’s Delight” Becomes First Hip Hop Song to Reach Billboard 41 Years Ago

On this date in 1980, the monumental rap record known eternally as “Rapper’s Delight”, which was…

Today in Hip-Hop History: Sugar Hill Gang Releases ‘Rapper’s Delight’ 41 Years Ago

On today’s date 41 years ago, Hip Hop’s first Billboard Top 40 single “Rapper’s Delight” was…

Happy 59th Birthday To Hip Hop Pioneer Grandmaster Caz!

Curtis Fisher a.k.a Grandmaster Caz, one of Hip Hop’s very first and most well known ghostwriters, turns 59 today.…

Windows of Hip-Hop and the Bronx Borough President’s Office Present ‘5th Elements of Hip-Hop Awards’ Honoring Icons of the Culture

KRS1 said it best: Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “Now way back in the days when…

Today In Hip Hop History: “Rapper’s Delight” Becomes First Hip Hop Song To Reach Billboard 40 Years Ago

On this date in 1980, the monumental rap record known eternally as “Rapper’s Delight”, which was…

DJ Kay Slay feat. Raekwon, Cee-Lo Green, Grandmaster Caz & Melle Mel Drop ‘Hip Hop Frontline’

After a seven-year hiatus in between projects, DJ Kay Slay returned with the star-studded and diverse…

Happy 57th Birthday To Hip Hop Pioneer Grandmaster Caz!

Curtis Fisher a.k.a Grandmaster Caz turns 57 today. He currently works as a celebrity tour guide…

The John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center Celebrates Hip Hop Pioneers With “The Bridge Concert Series”

After awarding LL Cool J as the first ever Hip-Hop representative on its coveted Kennedy Honors…

Today In Hip Hop History: “Rapper’s Delight” Becomes First Hip Hop Song To Reach Billboard 37 Years Ago

On this date in 1980, the monumental rap record known eternally as “Rapper’s Delight”, which was…

A Look At Last Year’s Top 10 Selling “Urban” Singles In Australia

The Top 10 Selling “Urban” Singles in Australia last year were split between Canada, UK, Australia.…

Happy Birthday, Grandmaster Caz

On this day in Hip Hop history one of the genre’s founding fathers, Grandmaster Caz, was…