I usually write this column based on whatever music I’m listening to during the week. Along with this column, my radio show on Wednesday nights follows the same idea, an hour of what I’ve been ...

In its essence, a turntable simply refers to the part of the record player that sounds the record while it plays. What are now known as “turntablists” evolved the simple process of leading one record ...

That last part is my favorite part of hip-hop, as you might have guessed over the years, due to this column’s name. Cutting and scratching are two techniques for getting a percussive and musical array ...

Google is marking the anniversary with a shout-out to hip hop on Friday through an interactive doodle transforming its logo into a turntable. The logo was created by graffiti artist Cey Adams, and ...

The story of hip-hop’s beginnings has been highly contested, but it begins in the Bronx on Aug. 11, 1973. DJ Kool Herc’s sister, Cindy, is hosting a back-to-school party in their apartment complex, ...