Hip-hop has had a strong connection to reggae music since the days of DJ Kool Herc’s summer house parties in the early 1970s. Hip-hop’s foundation was built on elements of the Jamaican sound system ...
As Black History Month comes to a close, the 2022 NAACP Image Awards cap off a month celebrating black contributions to society. After the ceremony on Saturday, February 26, the celebrating will ...
While Atlanta was still in its funk era in the 1970s, reggae and dancehall music began to gain popularity in New York, where they would be infused with round-the-way rap to form hip-hop. For example, ...
Rapper E-40 is known for his colorful lyrics, and they are occasionally suitable for a family newspaper. But when the subject turns to reggae artist Rankin' Scroo, he dishes out glowing praise, not ...
Tune in to new Hispanic urban radio stations around the country and you're likely to hear "reggaeton," the big news in Latin music. The mixture of Spanish-language reggae and hip-hop was born in the ...
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hip hop’s evolution will be the key focus of International Reggae Day (IRD), set for July 1, 2020. The annual 24-hour media festival will be celebrating the seminal figures responsible for marrying ...
Super Cat had the reggae/hip-hop crossover zone on lock with early '90s joints like the "Ghetto Red Hot" remix and the "Dolly My Baby" remix that shed an early light on a young up-and-coming Jamerican ...
Editor's Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities and their impact on our region. The series builds on The Star ...