Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five have been inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the organization announced today (Jan. 8). Also inducted with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were R.E.M., The Ronettes, Patti Smith and Van Halen. The five inductees will be honored during a ceremony at the Waldor-Astoria in […]
Santa Monica, CA, September 13, 2006 – Lil Kim joins the line-up of performers at the 3rd annual “VH1 Hip Hop Honors“ premiering Tuesday, October 17 at 9PM*. She will honor MC Lyte with a performance of “Lyte As A Rock.”
By Calvin R. Evans
Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (Sandra Denton) and DJ Spinderella (Dee Dee Roper) formed the rap group Salt-N-Pepa, one of the most successful female Hip-Hop and Pop groups of all time. From their humble beginnings working at a Sears in New York, they went on to record platinum records and pave the […]
by Calvin R. Evans
Hip-Hop listeners have always been entranced by the beat. The beat is the foundation of the soundtrack to our lives. It is the key element to the sound that made us brave long bus and train rides into hostile territories in search of the perfect beat. One of the […]
By Calvin R. Evans
Cazals, Kangols, Leather Bombers and Adidas…., these are some of the throwback essentials of an original B-Boys memories. The great thing about throwbacks is that they usually bring back the positive recollections of an era gone by. The CD, Tommy Boy Hip-Hop Essentials Vol. 3, brings old school Hip-Hop fans […]
by Calvin R. Evans
The Cold Crush Brothers were undoubtedly one of the most talented Hip-Hop groups of all time. Formed in the Bronx, New York in 1978, the Cold Crush (Charlie Chase, DJ Tony Tone, Easy AD, J.D.L., Almighty KG, and Grandmaster Caz) utilized strong emceeing skills, harmonies, and a great stage presence to […]
by Calvin R. Evans
No single individual has done more to market, promote and advance the culture of Hip-Hop than Russell (Rush) Simmons. Simmons took the burgeoning Hip-Hop scene in the late 1970’s and almost single-handedly revolutionized the way the culture was marketed and promoted.
Simmons started out managing Kurtis Blow and Run-DMC. […]
by Calvin R. Evans
The Crash Crew was one of the most electrifying groups of the early Hip-Hop era. The six member crew (EK Mike C, Reggie Reg, La Shu Bee, G-Man, Barry Bistro, and DJ Daryl C (R.I.P.) was also one of the earliest Hip-Hop groups to form outside of the Bronx, NY. […]