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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
Sifting through the annals of Hip-Hop songs through its first 30 years of its audio recorded history to create an “essentials” compilation is a daunting task. First, one must make the masses agree with the choices, which is never easy to do. The next obstacle is trying to be inclusive […]

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. […]

By Calvin R. Evans
Although never fully embraced by mainstream acclaim, Eric B and Rakim are undoubtedly one of the most influential Hip-hop groups of all time. By 1986, Hip-Hop had already left an indelible mark on mainstream culture. Movies like Wild Style and Beat Street exposed the world to Graffiti Art, Breakdancing […]

by Calvin R. Evans
In the history of Hip-Hop music, no group has had a greater impact on its growth than Run-DMC. Run-DMC changed the way Hip-Hop music was made and marketed. Before the group’s emergence, Hip-Hop was a single’s driven industry. No one made rap albums, and because of this, no one […]

Within its 30 year existence, Hip-Hop has grown from its humble beginnings in the rugged streets of the South Bronx, New York to being one of the foremost disseminators of Pop culture across the world. Black and Latino youth created the phenomena and it slowly proliferated throughout the New York Metropolitan area. However, […]