Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the chronicles of Hip Hop, the tale of the DJs who formed the genre’s foundation is a significant but frequently ignored ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Review: DJ Cassidy recruited hip-hop luminaries like Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Rakim and Big Daddy Kane for a live concert ...

There’s a history-making concert coming to celebrate hip hop’s 50th birthday that will celebrate those who laid the foundation for the art form. Hip hop legends DJ Jazzy Jeff and Doug E Fresh have ...

This summer, DJ Cassidy will bring their nostalgia-infused Pass The Mic Live! medleys to Las Vegas, highlighting some of hip-hop culture’s most esteemed class acts. Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick, and ...

DJ Cassidy is bringing a version of “Pass The Mic” to the Big Apple this summer. The new concert series, “Pass The Mic Live!,” plans a celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with a show at ...

This past weekend, the legendary Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino was electrified as DJ Cassidy, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick, and Doug E. Fresh launched their “Pass The Mic Live!” ...

As an art form, hip-hop has often been focused on what’s new, original and youthfully exuberant, constantly churning out fresh approaches to sound, fashion and language. As it celebrated its 50th ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, KQED’s year-long exploration of Bay Area hip-hop history, with new content dropping all throughout 2023. Women’s contributions to the Bay Area ...

Balancing a large drink and a tray of loaded nachos in one hand, I walk up the steep stairs to my seat at the top level of Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. I hear the music before I see her. A bass-heavy ...

North Texas rap legends like The D.O.C., Tum Tum and Big Tuck cemented the area’s hip-hop culture. Today their legacy lives on through the eccentric rap and hip-hop scene in North Texas filled with a ...