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Double-Time Rhyme
One of rap’s early stylistic revolutions started with just a few words. At the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem in 1978, Kool Moe Dee saw Kidd Creole pass the mic to...
Double-Time Rhyme
One of rap’s early stylistic revolutions started with just a few words. At the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem in 1978, Kool Moe Dee saw Kidd Creole pass the mic to...
Sonic Genius: The Hip-Hop Producers Who Defined...
Hip-Hop’s first full decade as a recorded genre of music saw constant innovation and diversifying of the art form. From the early disco- and funk-influenced sounds coming out of labels...
Sonic Genius: The Hip-Hop Producers Who Defined...
Hip-Hop’s first full decade as a recorded genre of music saw constant innovation and diversifying of the art form. From the early disco- and funk-influenced sounds coming out of labels...
The Best Classic Stripper Anthems
Music and dance go together like money and sex. Makes sense that some rap classics first broke in strip clubs before ever hitting the airwaves — and continue to be...
The Best Classic Stripper Anthems
Music and dance go together like money and sex. Makes sense that some rap classics first broke in strip clubs before ever hitting the airwaves — and continue to be...
Behind the Photo: Crazy Legs
Janette Beckman has had a knack for being in the right place at the right time during her illustrious photo career. As a result, she’s captured many important moments that...
Behind the Photo: Crazy Legs
Janette Beckman has had a knack for being in the right place at the right time during her illustrious photo career. As a result, she’s captured many important moments that...
Doin’ It in the Park: Rock Steady Park
NYC’s Happy Warrior Playground is located at West 98th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. The basketball court, blacktop, and adjoining school honor four-term New York governor Alfred Emanuel Smith. Smith was...
Doin’ It in the Park: Rock Steady Park
NYC’s Happy Warrior Playground is located at West 98th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. The basketball court, blacktop, and adjoining school honor four-term New York governor Alfred Emanuel Smith. Smith was...
The Dynamic Rockers vs. the Rock Steady Crew
The seedlings for what would become one of the most important battles in breaking history — between the Dynamic Rockers and the Rock Steady Crew — were forged inside a...
The Dynamic Rockers vs. the Rock Steady Crew
The seedlings for what would become one of the most important battles in breaking history — between the Dynamic Rockers and the Rock Steady Crew — were forged inside a...