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 ...

As the 50th year of hip-hop comes to a close, the AFRO salutes the pioneers of hip-hop and those who have sustained the genre for 50 years and those who carry it into the future. Started on Aug. 11, ...

The album boasts beats crafted by some of the most influential producers in hip-hop history. DJ Premier, the soon-to-be Gang ...

The Grammys recognized DJ Michael "5000" Watts for his groundbreaking contributions to hip-hop — a powerful moment for Texas ...

The rise of electronic dance music (EDM) has been nothing short of meteoric over the past decade. What started as a niche movement in underground clubs has now evolved into a global cultural ...

Houston hip-hop lost a legend on Friday with the death of DJ Michael “5000” Watts. Watts, 52, was the pioneering producer and ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mister Cee, one of hip-hop’s pioneering DJs and a New York City radio personality who played an instrumental role in The Notorious B.I.G.‘s debut album, has died. He was 57. The ...

DJ Clark Kent attends JennAir's "Unbound: The After Party" at Capitale on March 22, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Jenn-Air ) DJ Clark Kent, influential hip-hop ...

Eric B. verified the news that DJ Clark Kent has died with AllHipHop via text, assuring us he got the information from his family. A rumor DJ Clark Kent had died went rampant on social media earlier ...

Michael “5000” Watts passed away on January 30, 2026, surrounded by loved ones. Houston and the entire state of Texas are ...

In what might’ve been a throwaway tweet if it came from someone else, Vladislav Lyubovny demonstrated exactly why so many people in the Hip-Hop community can’t stand him: After Kendrick Lamar released ...

Fans as well as members of the West Coast hip-hop community are in mourning due to the loss of DJ Mike T, a founding member ...