When the Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” debuted in 1979, I remember it as a moment of connection. My parents purchased the 12-inch extended single for my sister and me. And, like many kids, we ...

Peterson is founder and CEO of Diverseego and lives in Chula Vista. Hip-hop. A term that to many just means music, but for me, it’s my earliest foundation after church. From the first music I heard to ...

Hip-hop recently celebrated its 50th birthday, providing a perfect opportunity to decide if we currently recognize the global genre as a friend or a foe. As I engaged in various commemorative ...

*The Apollo Theater has for over 90 years served as a beacon of Black culture in the heart of Harlem, New York. Earlier this week, a historic evening of hip-hop was held hosted by Grammy-nominated and ...

George Quibuyen was 5 when he introduced himself to hip-hop. "My older friends helped," he said. "Oh, they were 6 or 7, old enough to be in school, so they knew what they were talking about. The ...